BROWSE
townland
Coill na gCanánach
genitive: Choill na gCanánach
(Irish)
Cannonswood
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    Is aistriúchán í an fhoirm Ghaeilge. Cf. bf Coill na gCanánach (#48411) (), bbf Baile na gCanánach (TÁ; Lm), bf Cill na gCanánach (Co), srl.

    Taobh le Achadh Mhic Airt, mar a raibh mainistir de chuid na gCanánach Agaistíneach tráth (cf. Medieval Religious Houses 156).

Centrepoint

52.8408, -7.50482latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Cannons, Aghmacart &
DS Par. (Reeves)
1655
Aghmacart & Commons-wood
DS (Terr.)
1659
Cannons wood
Cen. Leathanach: 493
1660c
Aghmacarte and Commons Wood
BSD (La) Leathanach: 131
1667
Canonswood and AghaMcArt
ASE Leathanach: 138
1669
Cannons-Wood
ASE Leathanach: 214
1805
Cannons Wood
Cahill (La)
1812
Cannon's-wood
Leet Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 124
1838
Cannon's Wood
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La006,23
1838
Cannon's Wood
BS:AL Leathanach: La006,23
1838
Cannon's Wood
Bulger, J.:AL Leathanach: La006,23
1838
Cannon's Wood
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La006,23
1838
Cannonswood
dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: La006,23
1838
Cannon's Wood
Gannon, C.:AL Leathanach: La006,23
1838
Cannon's Wood
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La006,23
1838
Canon's land
[scriosta] "Supposed to have been named from the Canons of Aghamacart." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: La006,23
1838
Cannon's Wood
Lodge, R.:AL Leathanach: La006,23
1838
Canon's wood
pl:AL Leathanach: La006,23
1838
Cannon's Wood
Price, Rev.T.:AL Leathanach: La006,23
2004
kanənzˈwəd
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