BROWSE
townland
Collchoill
genitive: Chollchoille
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Callowhill
(English)

Glossary

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

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

54.0591, -7.83657latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Arch.Inventory: Crannóg (site). Situated E of the centre of Callowhill Lough (42-43). Rath. On a gently undulating landscape (64). Enclosure. On a N-S ridge (139). Earthwork (site). On a local prominence in an area of rock outcrop (163). "
Nóta
n/a
Pinkman: "Coll-Choill = Hazel wood. Colehill and Callowhill are common townland names. The usual Irish form is Coll-Choill. The Down Survey gives Callaghell and Cullahell for this name in Leitrim. Cawlohie, Fiant 5439, Elizabeth. The hazel tree was held in much high esteem among the early Irish. It is said that Mac Cuill, son of the hazel – one of the three last Kings of the Tuatha de Dananns – was so called because he worshipped the hazel."
Nóta
n/a
"Mu Collchoill CM An Chollchoill FM "
Nóta
1622
Callaghill
CPR Leathanach: 560b
1655
Callaghell
DS
1660c
Callaghell
BSD Leathanach: 10
<s>1660c<s>
<s>?Callaghill<s>
<s>(Paróiste Drumreilly)<s>
BSD Leathanach: 16
1667
Callaghell
ASE Leathanach: 182:16
1685
Cullahell
Hib. Del.
1733
Callahill
CGn. Leathanach: 72.242.50595
1830c
Callowhill
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/14) innéacs
1836
Callowhill
BS:AL
1836
Callowhill
Stacke, Capt.:AL
1836
Callahill
HCSR:AL 
1836
Callaghell
DS:AL
1836
Call-choill, 'hazel-wood'
"The most ancient name of Dublin was Drum - Collchoille." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
Callowhill
"See Fermanagh index." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
[Callowhill]
"…contains several spring wells, 3 Danish forts…"
Desc. Rem.:AL
1852
Callowhill
(Parsons/Percy)
Leitrim Vot. 1852 Leathanach: 462

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