BROWSE
townland
Barr an Choill
genitive: Bharr an Choill
(Irish)
Barrahill
(English)

Glossary

English top
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood
coll, call
English hazel

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the top of the hazel?

    Níl an bhunfhoirm Ghaeilge soiléir anseo. Ní féidir Barrchoill “top wood”, mar a mholann Ó Donnabháin (1838), a chur as an áireamh ar fad — ní heol dúinn aon sampla eile de barr mar mhír thosaigh i logainm comhshuite, áfach.

Centrepoint

52.8671, -7.62378latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1624
Barachill
CPR Leathanach: 586
1636
Barrachill
Inq. Lag. Alt: 20 C I
1655
Bearkill
DS (P)
1655
Bearchill
DS (Terr.)
1659
Bearchill
Cen. Leathanach: 494
1660c
Bearchill
BSD (La) Leathanach: 141
1818
Barrahill
CGn. Leathanach: 727.522.496657
1838
Barrachill
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La051,2
1838
Barrowhill
Sheehan, W. :AL Leathanach: La051,2
1838
Barra hill
pl:AL Leathanach: La051,2
1838
Barrachoill, 'top-wood'
OD:AL Leathanach: La051,2
1838
Barrahill
"It does not mean the hill of the river Barrow." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: La051,2
1838
Barrowhill
BS:AL Leathanach: La051,2
1838
Barrowhill
Lalor, J.:AL Leathanach: La051,2
1838
Barrowhill
Young, Rev.:AL Leathanach: La051,2
1838
Barryhill
GJP:AL Leathanach: La051,2
1838
Barrowhill
Drought, Cllr:AL Leathanach: La051,2
2004
ˈbarəhil
Áit.

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