BROWSE
townland
Coill Airchinn
genitive: Choill Airchinn
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Killerrin
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • English

    wood of (the) leader, chief; wood of (the) end, head

Centrepoint

54.0248, -7.68365latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Cf, Keelrin, p: Drumreilly, b: Carrigallen
Nóta
n/a
" Arch. Inventory: “Rath. On a broad N-S drumlin ridge.” (98) "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Caol-Rinn = Narrow point. Keelrin is on the southern shore of Garadice Lough and in Drumreilly Parish. "
Nóta
n/a
Féach léarscáil 6” 26, stráice caol talún.
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Coill-Airthín = Wood of the small stones. Coill-Airthín is O’Donovan’s Irish for this name. Killerrin is pronounced locally with the second syllable accented, Killerr’in. "
Nóta
n/a
Féach Tooranaraheen/Tuartha an Aichinn (PL); Collierin/Cúil Urrainn (CC)
Nóta
n/a
"DIL: airchinn = narrown side of a rectangle, end Airchenn = leader, chief "
Nóta
1621
Keelrang alias Killraigne
CPR Leathanach: 525a
<s>1622<s>
<s>?Killereene<s>
<s>(p: Ought?)<s>
Nóta Leathanach: <s>CPR 530a<s>
1623
?Keelrange alias Killranig
CPR Leathanach: 553b
1655
Killring
(Paróiste Dromrealty)
DS
1660c
Killringe
(paróiste Drumreally)
BSD Leathanach: 16
1660c
Killring
BSD (Li) Leathanach: 6
1667
Killerin
ASE Leathanach: 182:16
1685
Killring
Hib. Del.
1733
Keelrin
CGn. Leathanach: 72.242.50595
1734
Kilerhin als Kilc[e?]aran als Killc[e?]arn
CGn. Leathanach: 76.21.53664
1817
Keirlin
Larkin (Li)
1817
Killerin
Larkin (Li)
1830c
Killorhin
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/15) innéacs
1830c
Killerhin
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/15) 44, 45
1834?
Keelrin
TAB Leathanach: (60:16/9) 113, 115
1836
Keelrin
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Keelrin
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Kilring
S&V:AL
1836
Coill earrin
'the wood of the end'
OD:AL
1836
Caol rinn
'the small dale of land'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Keirlin
CM:AL
1836
Kelring
Gore, R.:AL
1836
Caoilrinn
'narrow rinn or point'
OD:AL
1836
Keelrin
OD:AL
1836
Killerrin
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Cill Errin
'the Church of Ireland'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Killerin
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Coill earren
'the wood of the end'
OD:AL
1836
Killerin
S&V:AL Nóta: (cóipleabhar)
1836
Killettin
CM:AL
1836
Kilnagaran
Gore, R.:AL
1836
Killerhen
HCER 1826:AL
1836
Coill airthinn
'wood of the small stones'
OD:AL
1836
Coill airthin
pl:AL
1836
Killerrin
OD:AL

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