BROWSE
townland
Coill Chúil
genitive: Choill Chúil
(Irish)
Kilcoole
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood
English corner, nook

Explanatory note

  • English

    wood of (the) (hill-)back

Centrepoint

52.7723, -6.84385latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1608
Kilcoole
Cal. Carew Leathanach: vi, 26
1628
Killcule
Inq. Lag. Uimhir: 13 C I
1655c
Killcoole
DS
1659
Kilcoole
Cen. Leathanach: 355
1666
Killcoole
ASE Leathanach: 48
1839
Kilcoole
BS:AL Leathanach: Ce 24, 19
1839
Kilcool
Kinsella, W.:AL Leathanach: Ce 24, 19
1839
Cill Chomhghaill, 'St. Comgall's church'
'Compare with Kilcoole [Rathcoole scriosta] in Wicklow' [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Ce 24, 19
1839
Kilcool
Wall, R.:AL Leathanach: Ce 24, 19
1839
cill chúil
scriosta
EC:AL
1996
kilˈkuːl
Áit.

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