BROWSE
townland
An Chúil Fhionn
genitive: na Cúile Finne
(Irish)
Coolfin
(English)

Glossary

English corner, nook
fionn, finne
English white

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the white corner, nook

    Tá cuid den bhaile fearainn seo i bparóiste Ráth Domhnaigh (#28021). Murab ionann is samplaí áirithe eile den fhocal fionn sa cheantar seo (m.sh. 1631 ‘Knockfane’ faoi bf An Cnoc Fionn (#28058)), dhealródh sé gur -i- /i/ an guta a bhí anseo: féach 1838 ‘Cul fín’ (ní léir an fadú nó béim atá á chur in úil leis an marc os cionn an -i- anseo). Más ea, b’fhéidir nár cheart Cúil Fhinn “the corner, nook of Fionn (ainm pearsanta)” a chur as an áireamh ar fad anseo, cé go mbeifí ag súil le réadú níos láidre de -inn sna foirmeacha béarlaithe (m.sh. -ing).

    Cf. bf Fiarach Fionn (#27868).

Centrepoint

52.879, -7.54918latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Coolefin
DS
1655
Coolfin
DS Par. (Reeves)
1659
Coolfinn
Cen. Leathanach: 492
1660c
Coolefin
BSD (La) Leathanach: 133
1667
Coolefin
ASE Leathanach: 96
1685
Coolefin
Hib. Del.
1801
Coolfin demesne
Stat. Surv. (La) Leathanach: 90
1805
Coolfin
Cahill (La)
1838
Coolfin
BS:AL Leathanach: LA011,15
1838
Coolfinn
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA011,15
1838
Coolfinn
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: LA011,15
1838
Coolfin
Heaney, Rev.:AL Leathanach: LA011,15
1838
Coolfin
Stubber, R. H.:AL Leathanach: LA011,15
1838
Cullfen
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA011,15
1838
Coolfin
DS:AL Leathanach: LA011,15
1838
Cul fín
pl:AL Leathanach: LA011,15
1838
Cúl fionn, 'white back (of a hill)'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA011,15
1838
Coolfin
OD:AL Leathanach: LA011,15
2004
kuːlˈfin
Áit.

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