BROWSE
townland
Coill an Chaisil
genitive: Choill an Chaisil
(Irish)
Kilcashel
(English)

Glossary

English stone ring-fort
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Centrepoint

53.8809, -8.67729latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1635
Killecashell 1 small qr
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 7
1661
Killcashell 1 qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 81
1685
Killcashill
Hib. Del.
1763
Lucius Lord Visct. Falkland John Butler of Killcash [sic] Esqr.... town & lands of Killcashell
CGn. Imleabhar: 223.208.147964
1771
Killcashell
CGn. Imleabhar: 284.449.185349
1805c
Killcashill... pt called the Wild Wood
Dillon Leaseholders
1825
Kilcashill
TAB Leathanach: 68
1830
Kilcastle
Bald
1838
Kilcashel
BS:AL Leathanach: ME115,22
1838
Kilcastle
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME115,22
1838
Kilcashel
Knox, J.:AL Leathanach: ME115,22
1838
Kilcastle
"The Authority for the Names with this mark [.] prefixed is The Revd I. Seymour, Vicar, Saxony - near Ballahaderine" [dúch, cúl an AL];
Seymour, I.:AL Leathanach: ME115,22
1838
Killecashell
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME115,22
1838
Coill a chaisil, 'wood of the stone fort'
"A caisiol here with caves" [pl];
OD:AL Leathanach: ME115,22
1838
Kilcashel
OD:AL Leathanach: ME115,22
1838
Killacashel
"recte Killacashel if not Killcashel" [OC Nóta];
OC:AL Leathanach: ME115,22
1838
Killcashel
"recte Killacashel if not Killcashel" [OC Nóta];
OC:AL Leathanach: ME115,22
1838
[Kilcashel]
"There is an ancient fort in the N.E. end of this townland" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME115,22
1937-38
Culcastle
BNS Imleabhar: 114, Leathanach: 260

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