BROWSE
townland
Achadh Cille Móire
genitive: Achadh Cille Móire
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Aghakilmore
(English)

Glossary

achadh, -ach
English field
English church
English great, big

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    field of (the) big church
    Ar léarscáil Cotton (1629) tá an baile fearainn seo léirithe taobh le 'Abbey Land'. Talamh de chuid Mhainistir Inis Mór (cf. bf Inis Mór, par. Mhainistir Leathrátha) a bhí ann, is dócha

  • English

    field of (the) big church
    On the Cotton Map (1629) this townland is shown alongside 'Abbey Land'. The land probably belonged to the monastery at Inchmore (cf. bf Inis Mór, par. Abbeylara)

Centrepoint

53.8043, -7.59542latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1587
Aghekillemore (O Ferall Bane)
F Leathanach: 5062
1587
Cartron Aghekillemore (Wm. O Ferralll Bane)
F Leathanach: 5107
1588
Aghekillmore (Shane O Sollaghan)
F Leathanach: 5142
1604
Aghakillemore (Edm’ O’ Ferrall)
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac.1
1604
Aghekillemore
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac.1
1612
Aghekillmore
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1622
Aghekillmore
CPR Leathanach: 551b
1622
Aghekilmore
CPR Leathanach: 551b
1629
Aghekilmore
Cotton Map
1655
Aghakilmore
DS
1659
Aghkilmore
Cen.
c.1660
Aghakillmore
BSD Leathanach: 165
1667
Agha-killmore
ASE Leathanach: 163
1668
Aughikillmore
ASE Leathanach: 172
1709
Aghakilmore
CGn. Leathanach: 6.163.1684
1813
Aughakilmore
Edgeworth
1836
Aughakilmore
BS:AL
1836
Aghakilmore
DS:AL
1836
Aghekillmore
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Aghakillemore
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Acha Chille Móire, “Field of the great church”
OD:AL
1836
...1/5 of this townland is Bog...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Aughakilmore
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1908
Achadh Cille Móire, “field of big church”
MacGivney Leathanach: 20
2007
ˈɑhəkilˈmoːr
Áit.

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