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where is Curas
« on: Thursday 04 October 18 15:51 BST (UK) »
I have this download and it shows the Parish as Curas

 I cannot find it anywhere -- can anyone help

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Re: where is Curas
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 04 October 18 16:05 BST (UK) »
Maybe it was misheard? It rhymes with Durris, Kincardineshire.
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Re: where is Curas
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 04 October 18 16:21 BST (UK) »
Hello Xin

Culross is pronounced ... kurəs / curas

A village and former royal burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland.

http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snds4992
also Courus

The Correspondence of the Rev. Robert Wodrow
If you be out of the post road, the carriers from Courus [Culross] will bring any thing you favour me with weekly.

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Re: where is Curas
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 04 October 18 16:58 BST (UK) »
Oh brilliant

thank you wonderful information


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Re: where is Curas
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 04 October 18 16:59 BST (UK) »
Mark,sounds as though you've got it! Well done!
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Re: where is Curas
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 04 October 18 17:02 BST (UK) »
Not convinced about rhyming with Durris btw. My friends who used to live at Durris pronounce it
DURR-iss - 'Durr' rhyming with 'burr' and 'iss' to rhyme with 'miss'.
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Re: where is Curas
« Reply #6 on: Friday 05 October 18 11:46 BST (UK) »
Yes, Culross is one of those Scottish towns whose spelling gives no clue as to the actual pronunciation. "Curas" is quite a good way to spell it. It's the most perfectly-preserved Scottish town of the 17th/18th century and is a popular film location.

I'll attach a photo.

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Re: where is Curas
« Reply #7 on: Friday 05 October 18 12:06 BST (UK) »
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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Re: where is Curas
« Reply #8 on: Friday 05 October 18 14:28 BST (UK) »
love all that information thank you so much Harry


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