BROWSE
Cill Deilge
genitive: Chill Deilge
(Irish)
Kildellig
(English)

Glossary

English church

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    church of (the) thorn?

    Seo ceann de na logainmneacha is sine fianaise sa chontae: féach 722 ‘Cilli delgi’ (gin.).

    Sampla maith atá anseo, mar sin, ar cill á fhuaimniú le défhoghar sa taobh seo tíre (in ainneoin thuairimiú an Chorragánaigh (1905)). Cf. foirmeacha béarlaithe 1838 in ‘Kyle-’ agus an nóta eolais faoin leagan Gaeilge áitiúil in 1838 ‘cill … ‘i’ as ‘i’ … in English’ (agus an litriú foghrúil Gaeilge 1838 ‘Ceill deilg’ in Ainmleabhar na bParóistí) .i. an défhoghar /~əi/, mar atá san ainm sa lá atá inniu ann (cf. bf Cill Mhaolphóil (#28041)).

    Díol spéise na foirmeacha ina seasann an dara heilimint gan aicmitheoir, m.sh. 1303 ‘Delgy’, 1566 ‘Delge’. Is cosúil go ndearnadh an cáilitheoir seo a atuiscint faoi mar gur logainm ann féin é .i. Deilge “(place of) thorns” (cf. bf Deilge (Co 1) (#10732); bf Deilge Bán (#28030)).

    Mionainmneacha
    I ndeisceart an bhaile fearainn sholáthair an Corragánach an mionainm spéisiúil Dúiche Uí Néill “the land of Ó Néill”. Cf., b’fhéidir ‘battle-ground of the Oulthachs, or Ulstermen, and the O’Phelans, in 1156 or 1157’ (History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory II 64) faoi bf An tSeanghlais (#27994) i ndeisceart an pharóiste chéanna.

Centrepoint

52.9024, -7.55691latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1267
Kylldelgi
COD Imleabhar: i, 142
1425
Delge, church of
CPL Leathanach: 7, 398
1481
Dalge, church of
CPL Leathanach: 13, 771
1585
Delge, rectory of
CPL Leathanach: 14, 87
1660c
Kildilligie Parish
BSD (La) Leathanach: 143
1685
Kildilling
Hib. Del.

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