| Corcoran | Very numerous: Munster, S Leinster, Connacht etc. Ir. Mac Corcráin, a sept of Offaly now widely spread in the south. Also Ó Corcráin, corcair, purple, originally meant ruddy. These were an ecclesiastical family in Fermanagh. In the north, Corcoran has been to some extent replaced the Scots Cochrane. IF. |
| Corkery | numerous: Cork, Kerry etc. Ir. Ó Corcra, corcair, purple, which may have had the meaning "ruddy" - hence a personal name. |
| Mac Corcoráin | Corcoran: an-líonmhar sa Mhumhain, Connacht & deisceart Laighean. Bhí an clann sa in Éile Uí Chearbhaill (Uíbh Fhailí). |
| Ó Corcoráin | Corcoran: ar aon dul le Mac Corcoráin ach deir Mac Giolla Iasachta gur bhain an dream sa le Fear Manach mar a rabhadar ina airchinnigh. I gConnachta is mó atá siad anois.IF. |
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