| Carhoo Lower | |
| Settlement Type: | townland |
| Translit Lang1: | Irish |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Derivation: |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Irish: An Cheathrú Íochtarach |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Meaning: |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Carhoo Lower shown within Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 51.9094°N -8.8172°W |
| Grid Name: | Irish grid ref |
| Grid Position: | W438733 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | County Cork |
| Subdivision Type2: | Barony |
| Subdivision Name2: | Muskerry East |
| Subdivision Type3: | Civil parish |
| Subdivision Name3: | Magourney |
| Leader Title: | Council |
| Leader Name: | Cork County Council |
| Leader Title1: | Ward |
| Leader Name1: | Blarney-Macroom EA |
| Established Title1: | First recorded |
| Established Date1: | c. 1590 |
| Parts Type: | Settlements |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Coachford |
| Area Total Ha: | 115.14 |
| Area Total Acre: | 284.5 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Carhoo Lower is a townland within the civil parish of Magourney and catholic parish of Aghabullogue, County Cork, Ireland. It is 284.5 acres in size, and west of Coachford village.
Carhoo firstly appears c. 1590 as 'Carown' in a sketch map The description of Muskery, retained as part of the Dartmouth Map Collection, at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.[1] In the Down Survey Maps (1656-8), it is referred to as 'Carrow' [2] and 'Carrooe', and the accompanying terrier lists Thomas and Edmund Coppinger as proprietors by way of mortgage.[3] The Ordnance Survey name book (c. 1840) describes Carhoo Lower as bounded on the north and east by Carhoo Upper and Leemount townlands, with a large portion being the Carhue demesne and the remainder mainly pasture. Various name versions are given, such as 'Carhoo' and 'Carhue', and an Irish version as Ceathramha (meaning quarter). O'Murchú (1991) holds Ceathrú as meaning a quarter, in this instance a measurement of land, such as a townland or ploughland, and being a smaller division than a tuath or triocha céad.[4] The Placenames Database of Ireland gives the townland an Irish name of An Cheathrú Íochtarach, with Ceathrú meaning a quarterland.[5]
At the south-east end of the townland, is said to exist Poul Leather, a hollow within the River Lee, renowned for both its depth and treacherous current.[6]
| Year | Pop. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | 56 |
| 1851 | 36 |
| 1861 | 36 |
| 1871 | 55 |
| 1881 | 69 |
| 1891 | 32 |
| 1901 | 23 |
| 1911 | 14 |
| Year | Form | |
|---|---|---|
| c. 1590 | Carown (Sketch map of Muskery) | |
| 1656-8 | Carrow/Carrooe (Down Survey) | |
| 1811 | Carhue (Bath's Grand Jury map)[7] | |
| 1840 | Carhue/Carhoo (OS name book) |