BROWSE
townland
Cruail
genitive: Chruail
(Irish)
Cruell
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    hard rock?

    Níl bunús an logainm cinnte. Féach, áfach, gur cnoc carraigeach (133m) atá i lár an bhaile fearainn — d’fhéadfadh sé gur comhfhocal .i. crua + ail “rock” atá san ainm (www.epa.ie). B’fhéidir gur cheart ‘Ard-’ a léamh do 1282 ‘Adcroyl’; féach gur scríobhadh ‘Ardcroile’ i gcúl na cáipéise céanna.

Centrepoint

52.9036, -7.46561latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1282
Adcroyl
Cruell, parish of Aghaboe: part of it is known as Croolhill = Ardcroile (n. eag.) ... In dorso: Ardcroile ibid.
COD Imleabhar: i, 253
1518-19
Croyll
Kildare Rent. Leathanach: 268
1566
Crovan
F Leathanach: 897
1571
Croyll
COD Imleabhar: v, 181, Leathanach: 200
1571
Croill
COD Imleabhar: v, 183
1607
Cruell
CPR Leathanach: 135
1618
Oreyle
COD Imleabhar: vi, 179
1655
Crovell Garranvooly & c.
DS Par. (Reeves)
1655
Cravell Carranvooly Cloguilmore Cloguilbegg, Culfin, Balligenan, Fiarafin and Knockavane, Balligehyn.
DS (Terr.)
1660c
Crovell
BSD (La) Leathanach: 135
1666
Cronill
ASE Leathanach: 66
1669
Crovell
ASE Leathanach: 214
1670
Crovell
ASE Leathanach: 220
1805
Coole
Cahill (La)
1830
Cruel or Creul
CGn. Leathanach: 868.120.577620
1838
Crouell
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: La005,7
1838
Cruell
OD:AL Leathanach: La005,7
1838
Cruell
Lalor, J.:AL Leathanach: La005,7
1838y
Cruadhail, 'hard land'
OD:AL Leathanach: La005,7
1838
Cruell
Roe, W.:AL Leathanach: La005,7
1838
Cruell
Thacker, Rev.:AL Leathanach: La005,7
1838
Cruell
Whelan, J.:AL Leathanach: La005,7
1838
Cruell
BS:AL Leathanach: La005,7
1838
Crouell
DS Map:AL Leathanach: La005,7
2004
kruːl
Áit.

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