BROWSE
townland
Cúil an Teallaigh
genitive: Chúil an Teallaigh
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Coolantallagh
(English)

Glossary

English corner, nook

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the corner, nook of the seizure/hillock?
    Tá bríonna éagsúla le teallach — 'seizure; fireplace; family'; is foirm mhalartach í tealach de tulach, 'hillock', freisin.
    Ba é Cúil Teallach na nGearrán, ‘the corner, nook of the seizure/hillock(?) of the geldings’, is dócha, bunfhoirm an logainm atá le feiscint in iontrálacha 1579–1618.
    Cf. ainm an bhaile fearainn teorannaigh Cúil an Ghearráin Rua, par. Theampall Toinne.

  • English

    the corner, nook of the seizure/hillock?
    The word teallach has several meanings — 'fireplace; family'; tealach is also a variant form of tulach, 'hillock'.
    The original form of the name seen in entries 1579–1618 is probably Cúil Teallach na nGearrán, ‘the corner, nook of the seizure/hillock(?) of the geldings’.
    Cf. the name of the adjacent townland Cúil an Ghearráin Rua/Coolagarranroe, par. Templetenny.

Centrepoint

52.2952, -8.09941latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1579
Cowltellaughnegarran
F Leathanach: 3583
1590
Coultellaghe Negarrane
F Leathanach: 5517
1615
Coolenetullagh otherwise Cultelagh, Negarran
CPR Leathanach: IX.13.309b
1618
Carraghnecooletollogh, Carraganeculletollogh
CPR Leathanach: IV.14.363b
1654
Coolnatallagh
CS I Leathanach: I.375
1654
Coolnetallagh
CS I Leathanach: I.373, 376
1654
Coolenetallagh
CS I Leathanach: I.374, 375
1655
Corlenetully
DS (s) (TÁ)
DS (s) (TÁ)
1655
Corlenetullagh
DS
1660c
Coolenatallagh
BSD Leathanach: 153
1665-6
Coolenesalloge
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 22
1666-7
Coolenetalagh
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 94
1667
Collenatullagh
ASE Leathanach: 91
1669
Coolenetallagh
ASE Leathanach: 192
1680
Coolinetallagh
ASE Leathanach: 269
1816
Coolertallagh
CGn. Leathanach: 707.428.484563
1840
Coolenesalloge
BS:AL
1840
cúil an tsalach, 'corner or angle of the sallows'
AL
1952
Cúil an Teallaigh
PN Decies Leathanach: 319
1985
ˌkuːlənˈtʲalə
Áit.

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