BROWSE
townland
Coill Rúraí
genitive: Choill Rúraí
(Irish)
Kilrory
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the wood of Rúraí
    Rúraí (< Rudhraighe) — ainm pearsanta

    Díol spéise gur i bf Coill na Spideog (#28195) laistiar a dhúnmharaigh Giolla Phádraig Ó Móra a dheartháir Rúraí Caoch i 1545 (féach obit 1545 ‘Rughraidh caoch mac Conuill’ in Breathnach, Short Annals of Leinster as TCD MS 1372, agus cf. Inq. Lag. 1 Eliz.; déanann na Ceithre Mháistrí tagairt do Ghiolla Phádraig a bheith ina thaoiseach faoi 1546 ‘Ua Mordha GiollapatraiccARÉ). Cf. bf Baile Thomáis (#28509). Gan dabht luaitear daoine eile den ainm Rudhraighe i measc ginealach Uí Mhóra, ar nós ‘Rudhraidhe Ó Mórdha, tighearna LaoighisiARÉ III 604 (a maraíodh sa mblain 1354).

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    D’fhéadfadh sé gur don ghleann ar theorainn thoir an bhaile fearainn a thagair 1549 ‘Glannefenoke’, 1636 ‘Glannevennage’ < Gleann na bhFeannóg (?) “the glen of the scald-crows”. Ceartaíonn 1608 ‘Clonebeocke or Glannevennocke’ (CPR 123) na foirmeacha lochtacha ó cháipéisí de chuid an 16ú haois .i. 1563 ‘Clonerecoke’, 1578 ‘Cloneveock’, 1593 ‘Cloneveock’, 1596 ‘Cloneceok’.

Centrepoint

53.0438, -7.14332latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549c
Ballynolan, Kylrowry, Boylnelaran & Glannefenoke
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 56
1551
Kyllrowry
F Leathanach: 699
1557c
Kilrowry
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 62/1
1563
Kylrowry
F Leathanach: 493
1567
Kylrory
F Leathanach: 1102
1578
Kilrowry
F Leathanach: 3393
1593
Kilrowry
Alexander Cosbie
F Leathanach: 5827
1596
Kilroury
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 5 Eliz.
1606
Kilrowrie
CPR Leathanach: 123
1631
Killrowry
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 12 C I
1636
Killr ( )rye
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 36 C I
1638
Killrowry
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 29 C I
1659
Kilrory
Cen. Leathanach: 504
1660c
Killroarie
BSD (La) Leathanach: 106
1812
Kil-rory
Leet Imleabhar: II
1838
Kilrory
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La044,10
1838
Kilrorye
Archdall:AL Leathanach: La044,10
1838
Kilroury
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: La044,10
1838
Kilrowry
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La044,10
1838
Cill Rudraighe, 'Rury's church'
OD:AL Leathanach: La044,10
1838
Kilrory
OC:AL Leathanach: La044,10
1838
Kilrory
BS:AL Leathanach: La044,10
1838
Kilrory
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: La044,10
1838
Kilrory
GJP:AL Leathanach: La044,10
2004
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