BROWSE
townland
Cill Liath
genitive: Chill Liath
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Killee
(English)

Glossary

English church
liath, léith
English grey, grey place, grey horse

Centrepoint

52.2678, -8.33993latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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1844 site of Killee Church; Grave Yard SO 10, 19
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1932 Killee: the Irish form, appears to be Cill liath ... Power 84.50
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Is díol spéise é gurb i dteannta Baile Brighi Gobhunn agus Carrac in Furnaidhi a luaitear Cluain Aei (CrC 174.6), ón uair gurb i mbf. Drough (I 195.11) atá Carriganoura Castle suite, áit atá díreach buailte le Killee.
Nóta
1618
Killeagh
Inq. Leathanach: I 299
1642
Killee (AL)
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: III 121r
1660c.
Killee
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 137
1667
Killee
ASE Leathanach: 205-b
1719
Killee
CGn. Leathanach: 24.187.13481
1785
Killeagh
Vallancey Map
1793
Kiley
(s.n. Wm. James Joice)
Reg. Bapt. Leathanach: (p.4992)
1797
Kilee
(s.n. John Timothy Brien)
Reg. Bapt. Leathanach: (p.4992)
1811
Killee (AL)
Bath Map
1811
Killee
CMC Leathanach: 1468.1.4
1812
Killee (T.L.)
Post. Towns Leathanach: II 34
1831
Killee
TAB Leathanach: 37
1837
Killee
Top. Dict.:AL Leathanach: II 345
1840
Killee
BS:AL Leathanach: 21
1840
Killee church and graveyard
Desc. Rem.:AL
1840
cill Aedha; Hugh’s church
OD:AL
1840
coill Aodha; Hugh’s wood
OD:AL

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