BROWSE
civil parishtownland
Cill Fhinnigh
genitive: Chill Fhinnigh
(Irish)
Killenny
(English)

Glossary

English church

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the church of Finneach?
    Finneach — ainm naoimh

    Níl cinnte bunús an cháilitheora.

    Tá leagan ginideach den logainm seo calctha in ainm an tsrutháin 1608 ‘Clashekilfimaghe’, 1654 ‘Glassykillefenny’. Léiríonn na foirmeacha seo gur f- (séimhithe) is túschonsan don cháilitheoir. Féach leis gur 1837 ‘Cill Fhionna’ an litriú Gaeilge a bhreac an Donnabhánach síos ó Laurence (Maoileachlainn) Ó Broin. Cf. na naoimh darb ainm Finneach sna ginealaigh: ‘Findech’ (deochain), ‘Findech’ (easpag).

    Tá baint ag an mban-naomh Finneach le paróiste Achadh Mhic Airt i ndeoise Osraí ach ní léir aon bhaint a bheith aici siúd leis an bparóiste seo idir chamáin (féach bf Tobar Baoith Cill Fhinnche Mhór (#27758)). Tá tagairtí eile do bhan-naoimh den ainm céanna in CGSH 670.47, 670.54; is ann fós d’fhoirmeacha malartacha in -nd- leathan (‘Findaith, Finda(i)chCGSH 670.32) a réiteodh leis an leagan Gaeilge úd 1837 ‘Cill Fhionna’ b’fhéidir. Cf. 1100c ‘la Findig nduirn ndígrais’ (Féilire Aonghasa 2 Feabhra). Cf. an nóta faoi bf Baile Mhadóg (#28222).

    cn Carraig Oisín (#1417883) i ndeisceart an bhaile fearainn. Ní fios an malairt ainm ar an gcnoc seo atá i gceist le 1654c ‘Knockanakilly’, 1660c ‘Knockakilly’ < Cnocán na Cille (?) “the hillock of the church”. Dealraíonn sé, ar an gcur síos ar theorainn na barúntachta, go raibh an cnocán úd laisteas den teampall ar aon chuma.

Centrepoint

53.0639, -7.18236latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1302-6
Kyllen
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: 250
1570c
Kyllenna
Carew Mss. Leathanach: 635, 87
1660c
Killenny Parish
BSD (La) Leathanach: 107

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