BROWSE
townland
Coill an Neid
genitive: Choill an Neid
(Irish)
Killined
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Centrepoint

54.0168, -8.46917latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Killined
Killined in Sligo; Coill-an-nid, wood of the nest: i.e. an unusual resort of birds.
Joyce Leathanach: 415, Imleabhar: III
n/a
Nóta
n/a
Nóta
n/a
Nóta
n/a
Nóta
1660c
Coillanid
BSD Leathanach: 123
1699c
Collinid
Ir. Jacob. Leathanach: 109
1719
Coolenede
CGn. Leathanach: 23.539.14358
1719
Cloonede
CGn. Leathanach: 24.447.14317
1834
Kelened
TAB
1836
Killined
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Sl040,17
1836
Coill a neĭd, 'wood of the nest'
"pronounced Coill a Nid (by some). Neid/nid is their word for a bird's nest - Mr James Irwin...gave the Irish names & remarked it to be a great place for thrushes & blakbirds [sic] to build their nests in" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl040,17
1836
Cullined
BS:AL Leathanach: Sl040,17
1836
Cuillined
"ll liquid" [dúch];
OD:AL Leathanach: Sl040,17
2008
Coill an Neid
Ó Muraíle

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