placenamesCurrykippane
Currach Cheapáin
Lewis described a rural parish between river boundaries west of Cork.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Currach Cheapáin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Cora Cheapáin · Irish · main form · historical name
- Currykippane · English · main form
Place & story
The parish landscape in 1837
The Lee formed Currykippane’s southern boundary in Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account, while the river he called the Shawnagh or Awnbeg marked its western side. Ground rose steeply in places from the Lee, with views west towards Carrigrohane and Ovens and east towards Cork. Lewis described meadow and pasture as the principal land uses, alongside cultivated fields, and identified clay-slate in the higher ground. His account places the parish within the farming landscape beside the river, rather than within Cork’s built-up streets. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Currykippane. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Curricuppane or Currikippane, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.