BROWSE
townland
Muine Choill
genitive: Mhuine Choill
(Irish)
Munakill
(English)

Glossary

coll, call
English hazel
English thicket

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

54.2947, -8.10331latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Bun-na-Coille = The bottom or hill-base of the wood. For the letter ‘b’ changed to ‘m’ in Munakil, compare Joyce, Place-names, Vol I, p. 58. "
Nóta
1817
Munahill
Larkin
1835
Great Monak[ee?]l
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs (60:16/5)
1835
Great Monakull
TAB Leathanach: 41, 42 (60:16/5)

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