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I’m trying to figure out the word in the third row, second column. The row in question is my second-great grandfather’s inmate registration. The column in question (left) is labeled “Observations on condition of Inmate when admitted” and it seems to have, at least occasionally, actually been used to record such observations. Most of the entries in the right column repeat the same shorthand found in this sample, and the left column was strictly used to record the name of the relieving officer who ordered the inmate’s attendance. It reads: Corway for Williams, Williams, Corway, Williams, Master. I cannot figure out what the shorthand means.

Edited to add: you will have to open the image to see the second column. The preview only shows the first.

I’ve included the second picture with John Scully’s signature for the history nerds. It’s from the same page.

McCready says (in 'Dublin Street Names Dated and Explained' from 1892):

Cumming's ct. (S. Bride Str) 1766

 I found a historical map of Dublin showing exactly what I said above. There’s a link to the map in that post.

I’m almost 2 decades late, but I have some insight:

Cummins Court would have been an intersection somewhere between 107 and 108 James Street. According to the 1835 Dublin Almanac, 108 James Street was the residence of my second-great grandfather, James Cummins, who was a harness maker and saddler. As far as I can tell, that was the family trade for at least three generations. After my family no longer resided there, the property was owned by a tobacconist until Guinness ultimately purchased it.

I am not aware of the origin of the name Cummins Court and I am presuming the connection to the family name is a coincidence unless my ongoing research proves otherwise.