BROWSE
townland
An Coillín
genitive: an Choillín
(Irish)
Killeen
(English)

Glossary

English little wood

Centrepoint

53.7533, -7.86626latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1582
Killin (James M’Shane O Farrell)
F Leathanach: 3829
1612
Killyn
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1629
Killin
Cotton Map
1659
Killeene
Cen.
1660c
Killine
BSD Leathanach: 178
1813
Killian
Edgeworth
1835
Killian
BS:AL
1835
Killian
Edgeworth Map:AL
1835
Coillín, “sylva parva, little wood”
OD:AL
1835
Cillin [‘o’ curtha leis chun ‘coillin’ a dhéanamh]
pl:AL
1835
pronounced Cuilleen
pron.:AL
1835
There is a small proportion of this Townland...arable the remainder is bog
Desc. Rem.:AL
2007
kiˈliːn
Áit.

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