BROWSE
townland
Cillínigh Fíonáin
genitive: Chillínigh Fíonáin
(Irish)
Killeenafinnane
(English)

Centrepoint

52.1907, -9.71107latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1576
Killynifynan
F Alt: 2849
1588
Killynyfynan
F Alt: 5172
1605
Killinifinan
CPR Leathanach: 71a
1631
Kilfenane
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 256
1631
Killinefinane
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 261
1631
Killefinane
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: 262
1655
Killinfenon
DS
1660
pt. of Killinfenane
BSD (Ci) Leathanach: 90:57
1726
Killenfenane
CGn. Leathanach: 323.33857, Imleabhar: 51
1726
Killenfenane
CGn. Leathanach: 224.31691, Imleabhar: 49
1734
Killinifinane
CGn. Leathanach: 134.53084, Imleabhar: 77
1825
Killeenafinane
TAB
1841
Killeenafinnaan
BS:AL
1841
Killeenafinnane
Inhabs.:AL
1841
Kilfenane
Inq. C I:AL
1841
Pt. of Killinfenon
Vallancey Map:AL
1841
Cillín na Fionáin, perhaps Cillin Naomh Fionáin, "Church of St Finan"
dúch:AL
1841
Cillín na Fionain
pl:AL
1841
There is a Danish Fort in the NW end [recte SW] called after the townland and a few chains N. of which is a Children’s Burial Ground called Killenafinnane from which the townland derives it’s name.
Desc. Rem.:AL
1950
Cillínigh Fíonáin
Cillíneach Fíonáin—‘Cillínigh Fíonáin’. T. Ó Corcoráin O.S.—fr. ar cheist uaim—"Sé Cillíneach Fíonáin é; tá sean-reilig ann". Cillínigh = logthuiseal an ainmfhocail Cillíneach. (An Seabhac)
Ainmneacha i dTriúch an Aicme Leathanach: 126
1968
ˌkiliːnəˈnaːnˠ
'... or something' (guth mná)
Áit. Uimhir : T208a1, Cainteoir: (FF)
1968
ˌk′iːl′f′ɪˈnɑ̟ːn′
'It wouldn't be ...?'
Áit. Cainteoir: FF, Uimhir : T208a1
1971
ˌkilfɪˈnaːn
Áit. Cainteoir: TRC, Uimhir : T312a1
2017
ˌkʲiːlʲnəfɪˈnaːn
Áit. Cainteoir: 006, Imleabhar: 170714

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