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county

barony

civil parish

island or archipelago

civil parishisland or archipelagoelectoral division
Acaill
genitive: Acla
(Irish)
Achill Island
(English)

Centrepoint

53.9594, -10.0113latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Historical references

1235
Eccuill
AConn. Leathanach: 54.11
1235
Eccuill
ALC Leathanach: i 324
1235
eccuill
ARÉ Leathanach: iii 276
1339
archil
Westropp (Italian Maps) Leathanach: 412
1351
ardroill
Westropp (Italian Maps) Leathanach: 412
1373c
[...] Eacla
ex Hogan, Onomasticon
Fermoy (Hogan) Leathanach: f. 99
1373
ardum
Westropp (Italian Maps) Nóta: 412
1384
arcill
Westropp (Italian Maps) Leathanach: 412
1436
ardcille
Westropp (Italian Maps) Leathanach: 412
1448
ardroin
Westropp (Italian Maps) Leathanach: 412
1450c
Accla, a eoúin
Anecdota Leathanach: i 24.1 [Egerton 1782]
1450c
hAccuill na bfían, A eóin a
Anecdota Leathanach: i, 25, 1
1450c
hAccuill, a
Anecdota Leathanach: i, 25, 10
1450c
d’Accaill
Anecdota Leathanach: i, 25, 4
1450c
nAccaill, i
Anecdota Leathanach: i, 25, 6
1450c
hAccuill, Tic préchán a
Anecdota Leathanach: i, 25,20
1450c
Accla m’óenar, bís a coim
Anecdota Leathanach: i, 27, 22
1497
arclon
Westropp (Italian Maps) Leathanach: 412
1500
actilia
Westropp (Italian Maps) Leathanach: 412
1510c
h-a caill, co
TBFlid. (Glenm.)
1510c
Acla, co Goll
TBFlid. (Glenm.)
1510c
Ecla, do Goll
TBFlid. (Glenm.)
1532
(?)Acaill, énport amhaín do comhair an inaidh re raíter
BCC Leathanach: 160.156.9
1534c
Aquil
Angliae figura
1552
ardoim
Westropp (Italian Maps) Leathanach: 412
1564
Akkyl ile
Mercator
1566
Ackylk Insula
Zalterius
1572
Alkyll
Westropp (Italian Maps) Leathanach: 412
1574
Aukilles, Clare and
Div. Conn. Leathanach: 2 (Knox)
1574
Akle, Teige Roe O’Malley [of]
Div. Conn. Leathanach: 2 (Knox)
1574
Ackell, Donell O Maly of
F Leathanach: 4565
1576
Ballyackill
COD Imleabhar: V 274.285
1584
Akill
Browne’s Map Leathanach: 1
1584
Ils of Akill
Browne’s Map Leathanach: 2
1585
Ackell 4 qrs
CBC Leathanach: 96
1585
ackell consisting of 4 qrs
CBC Leathanach: 101
1586
Achill and Iniskeas
CSPI Leathanach: 237
1586c
Akill
Sligo/Mayo Map
1588
Hakill, Edmund og McEdmunde of
F Leathanach: 5173
1589
Akkyll
Westropp (Italian Maps) Leathanach: 412
1590c
Acuil
LSO [ME] Leathanach: 338
1591c
Ackill Ile
Hondius Map
1593
the island of Achill and Kill Castle
CSPI Leathanach: 133
1593
The island of Ackill... Kill Castle
CSPI Leathanach: 136
1597
Acla, fad do bhuinn d’fhearann
LÍE Leathanach: 272.3337
1598c
Akyl Ile
Descr. Ir. Leathanach: Map
1599
Iland Akill, Baron of Akill
Boazio Map
1599c
Akil, Baron of
Treatise of Ire. Leathanach: 13
1607
(?)Ackell (et) Erroskey
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.17
1608
Achillei
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.28
1610c
Ackill
Conn. Map
1610c
Baron. of Akill
Norden
1610
Akill Iland
Speed Conn.
1611
Ackyll, c & v. de
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.67
1612
the castle, town, and lands of Ackill
CPR Leathanach: 218a
1617
Akill
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: II.263
1629
Ackill... 4 qrs of Ackille... both sides of the seashore
L. Blosse Papers Leathanach: 168.48
1631
Ardkylle als Ackylle
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: III.377
1633
Ardkell als Ackille... 4 qrs Ackill
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: III.389
1635
the castle, town, island and 4 qrs of Ackill, commonly called... 4 qrs of Ackill
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §29V
1641
Akill
Curtis (ME) Leathanach: I 127
1650c
hEacoill, go
Tadhg Dall Leathanach: i 129.57 l.226
1650c
go hAcaill, go Goll Eacla
TBF2 (RIA) Leathanach: 138
1661
Akill 4 Qrs...
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 105
1685c
Achill, The Islands of Achill
Hib. Del.
1688
Akill
Curtis (ME) Leathanach: II i 54
1690
Akill
Curtis (ME) Leathanach: II iii 55
1691
Ackill, the Islands of
Morden Map
1700c
Achill More
Conn. Map Leathanach: 2
1714
Achill, Islands of
Moll Map
1715c
Achil Iland
Overton & Morden
1720c
Achill I.
Lea & Moll
1730
Ackle
CGn. Imleabhar: 63.376.44001
1759c
Achill
Jeffrys Map
1788
an sean-phréachán Eachlach [recté Eacla]
Adventures of Léithin Leathanach: 142, 143
1788
21. do’n sean-phréachán Eachlach [recté Eacla]
Adventures of Léithin Leathanach: 143
1790c
Achill Island
Ire. Map [1790c]
1793
Achill Islands
Taylor Ire.
1795
Achill I.
Vallancey Map
1800
Achill Isle
Road Map
1802
Achil I.
Stat. Surv. Mayo
1811
Achill I.
Arrowsmith
1815
Achill Island
O’Donnel RR Leathanach: 3
1830
Achill Island
Bald Uimhir: 11, 12
1830
Lower Achill, Upper Achill
Bald Uimhir: 11, 12
1838
Achill ph.
BM:AL
1838
Eacuil ‘eagle island’
OD:AL
1838
Eacuill, Acuill
LSO [ME] Leathanach: 388
1910
Acaill
MacNeill (ÓM) Leathanach: 314
1938
Acla, in uachtar
BNS Leathanach: 25.156
1966
ˈakil
Áit. Cainteoir: PMcT, Uimhir : T144a1

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