BROWSE
townland
An Choill Bheag
genitive: na Coille Bige
(Irish)
Kylebeg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the small wood

    Léirítear talamh choilltiúil anseo ar léarscáil SO 6″ agus 1655 ‘shr[ub] wood’ ar léarscáil an Down Survey.

    Tá sé le tuiscint as leagan amach na mbailte fearainn (féach go háirithe léarscáil 1754 ‘Keilbegg Bounds’ laistiar de ‘Keilbegg [par. Chorrchluana]’ Laois: History & Society 24) gurbh aon áit amháin iad an baile fearainn seo, deisceart bf Páirc Brockley (#28225) agus bf An Choill Bheag (#28228) i bparóiste an tSráidbhaile.

Centrepoint

53.0126, -7.11862latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1557c
Kyllkylbery?
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 62/1
1655
shr. wood
DS
1754
Keilbegg
L:H&S 24
Léarscáil Eastáit
1838
Kilebeg
BS:AL Leathanach: LA021,11
1838
Kilebeg
CM:AL Leathanach: LA021,11
1838
Kilebeg
McGrath, Rev. :AL Leathanach: LA021,11
1838
Coill beag, 'little wood'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA021,11
1838
Kylebeg
OC:AL Leathanach: LA021,11
2006
kəilˈbeg
Áit.

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