BROWSE
townland
Coill na Madadh Rua
genitive: Choill na Madadh Rua
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Kilnamaddyroe
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

54.0921, -7.82951latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Coill-na-Madadh-Ruagh = Wood of the foxes – a fox cover. "
Nóta
1655
Kilnemacron
DS
1659
Killnemadore
Cen. Leathanach: 562
1660c
Killnemardroe
BSD Leathanach: 7
1685
Killnem[ccro]n
Hib. Del.
1817
*Kilnan[]daroe; Culleimaddarra[]
Larkin (Li)
1830c
Killamadaroe
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/14) innéacs
1830c
Killamaddaroo
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/14) 10
1830c
Killamadaroe
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/14) 12
1830c
Killamaderoe
TAB Leathanach: (61:16/14) innéacs
1836
Killamaderoe
BS:AL
1836
Killamaderoe
Stacke, Capt.:AL
1836
Killymauderoe
Larkin (Li)
1836
Kilnamadorou
HCSR:AL 
1836
Kilnemadroe, Kilnemadaroe
DS:AL
1836
Coill na mada ruadh,
'wood of the foxes'
OD:AL
1836
Kilnamaddyroe
OD:AL
1852
?Foxwood
Leitrim Vot. 1852 Leathanach: 461

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