BROWSE
townland
An Choill Bheag
genitive: na Coille Bige
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Kilbeg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the small wood
    Tá an baile fearainn seo teorannach le bf An Choill Rua, par. Thiobraide, q.v.

  • English

    the small wood
    This townland is adjacent to bf An Choill Rua/Kilroe, par. Tubbrid, q.v.

  • English

    the little wood

Centrepoint

52.3096, -8.02819latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655c
Kilbeg
DS
1840
Kilbeg
BS:AL
1840
coill beag no cill
AL
1952
Coill Bheag
PN Decies Leathanach: 321
1985
ˌkɪlˈbeg
Áit.

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