BROWSE
townland
Coill Phuirséid
genitive: Choill Phuirséid
(Irish)
Kilpurcel
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the wood of Puirséad?

    Níl bunús an dara heilimint cinnte. Taispeánann formhór glan na fianaise ón 17ú haois gur -d-t seachas -l a bhí ag deireadh an ainm Ghaeilge. Faoi thús an 19ú haois, áfach, rinneadh atuiscint ar an gcáilitheoir mar Purcell, b’fhéidir de bharr chomhshamhlú -l-r-d > -l-r-l. Is cosúil gur sa Bhéarla a tharla an fhorbairt seo. Ach ní féidir a chur as an áireamh gur fhoirm mhalartach den sloinne Puirséil (< Purcell) a bhí sa * Puirséad seo an chéad lá.

    Tá an méid seo le rá ag an gCorragánach in History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory II, 141: ‘It probably signifies the church of some saint Pairseud or Pairseut, whose name however is not found in the Irish Martyrologies. There is no church-site in the townland...’ Ní thagann an fhianaise le -a- sa chéad siolla den cháilitheoir.

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52.8948, -7.59979latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1601
Killpussett
Teige M'Owen
F Leathanach: 6551
1621
Kilfursed
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 J I
1624
Killpersett
CPR Leathanach: 586
1624
Kilpursett
CPR Leathanach: 586
1636
Killpursell
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 20 C I
1655
Kilspurshade
DS
1655
Kilpurshade
DS Par. (Reeves)
1655
Kilpurshade and Tinmouin
DS (Terr.)
1655
Tinmouin, Kilpurshade
DS (Terr.)
1659
Kilpursett
Cen. Leathanach: 494
1659
Tinvonin
Cen. Leathanach: 494
1660c
Kispurshade & Tinniovin
BSD (La) Leathanach: 143
1685
Kilpurshad
Hib. Del.
1731
Kilpursett
CGn. Imleabhar: 65, Leathanach: 485, Uimhir: 46549
1805
Kilpurcel
Cahill (La)
1818
Kilpursell
CGn. Imleabhar: 723, Leathanach: 401, Uimhir: 494136
1838
Kilpurcel
BS:AL Leathanach: LA022,8
1838
Killpursell
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA022,8
1838
Killpursell
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: LA022,8
1838
Kilpurcel
Woods:AL Leathanach: LA022,8
1838
Kilpercet
White, Capt.:AL Leathanach: LA022,8
1838
Kilpurcel
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: LA022,8
1838
Killpursell
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: LA022,8
1838
Kilpurshade
DS:AL Leathanach: LA022,8
1838
Kilpurset
Beresford, Rev. J.:AL Leathanach: LA022,8
1838
Coill a Phuirséalaigh, 'Purcell's wood'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA022,8
1838
Kilpurcel
"'ll' in Purcel?" [dúch]
OD:AL Leathanach: LA022,8
2004
kilˈporsəl
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