BROWSE
townland
An Choill Mhór
genitive: na Coille Móire
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Greatwood
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood
English great, big

Centrepoint

53.9013, -6.678latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1628
Killmore
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 14 Car.1
1659
Greatwoode
Cen. Leathanach: 472
1660c
Great Wood (2)
BSD Leathanach: 264
1666
Great Wood
ASE Leathanach: 70
1740c
Great Wood
Corn Cen. Leathanach: 270
1777
Greatwood
TS
1836
Greatwood
AL
1836
coill mhór
pl:AL
1836
coill mhór
OK:AL
1836
coill mhór
the big wood
OC:AL

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