BROWSE
townland
An Ceann Caol
genitive: an Chinn Chaoil
(Irish)
Cankeel
(English)

Glossary

English narrow; a narrow; marshy stream
ceann, cionn
English head, headland

Centrepoint

53.9463, -7.96369latitude, longitude
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Historical references

"See OD's letter." [dúch]
Nóta
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Ceann Caol = Narrow head or hill. "
Nóta
"LSO: “… Kinkeel, which I fear we must make Cankeel to agree with the Connaught pronunciation, though Kinsale in Munster and Kinbane in Antrim ought to be very good precedents for establishing Kin.” 84/180-1 "
Nóta
1622
?Cankeele
CPR Leathanach: 515a
1728
Drumkerin
CGn. Imleabhar: 57.515.39518
1829
Cankeel
TAB Leathanach: 7, Nóta: (61:16/13)
1830c
Cankeel
TAB Nóta: (61:16/13) léarscáil
1836
Cankeel
BS:AL Leathanach: C001,1,32
1836
Kankeel
Buck, H.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,32
1836
Cean-ceul, 'a small head'
Mc Donough, I.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,32
1836
Concale
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: C001,1,32
1836
Ceann caol
pl:AL Leathanach: C001,1,32
1836
Ceann caol, 'narrow head'
"See OD's letter." [dúch]
OD:AL Leathanach: C001,1,32
1836
Kinkeel [nó] Cankeel
"Kin" [scriosta] "Can?'" [fágtha]
OD:AL Leathanach: C001,1,32
1836
Cankeel
BS:AL
1836
Kankeel
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Cean-ceul
'a small head'
Mc Donough, I.:AL
1836
Concale
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Ceann caol
pl:AL
1836
Ceann caol,
'narrow head'
OD:AL
1836
Kinkeel [nó] Cankeel
"Kin" [scriosta] "Can?'" [fágtha]
OD:AL

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