Colonization and County Cork's changing cultural landscape: the evidence from place-names

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1979
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O'Flanagan, Patrick
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Cork Historical and Archaeological Society
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The mapping of townland name-elements gives some clues to the complex spread of intrusive settlement, for instance Anglo-Norman penetration appears relatively slight outside certain core zones and there is a rash of new colonizing names from 16th century.
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Cultural landscape , Cork , Ireland , Plantations , Irish historical geography , Placenames , Townland names , Colonization
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O’Flanagan, P. (1979) ‘Colonization and County Cork's changing cultural landscape: the evidence from place-names’, Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, 84(239), pp. 1-14.
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© 1979 The Author. © Digital content CHAS 2016. This content downloaded from www.corkhist.ie. All use subject to CHAS terms and conditions. This is the published version of the following article: J Cork Hist Archaeol Soc 84, 1979 1-14, which has been published in final form in the Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. This Journal is available for purchase on the CHAS website at http://www.corkhist.ie/. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes.