BROWSE
townland
Cill na Carraige
genitive: Chill na Carraige
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Kilnacarriga
(English)

Glossary

English rock
English church

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the church of the rock
    Pléitear an logainm seo go mion in Logainmneacha na hÉireann II, 189–91.

  • English

    the church of the rock
    This placename is discussed in Logainmneacha na hÉireann II, 189–91.

Centrepoint

52.257, -7.83053latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1543
Kilnecarriggee
COD Leathanach: V.1
1614
Kilolnecarrigey
CPR Leathanach: XI.14.264a
1654
Killnecarrigy
CS I Leathanach: I.330-2, 334, & rl
1654
Keillnecarrigy
CS I Leathanach: I.331
1654
Keilnecarigy
CS II Leathanach: II.408
1655
Killincarrigy
DS
1659
Keillnecarriggyf
Cen. Leathanach: 313
1660c
Killnecarrig
BSD Leathanach: 140
1665-6
Kyllnecarigy
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 27
1666-7
Killnecarrig
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 89
1667
Kilnecarrig, Killnecarrig
ASE Leathanach: 166
1708
Kilnecaerragy
CGn. Leathanach: 1.387.232
1709
Killnecarrig
CGn. Leathanach: 3.3.442
1840
Kilnecarigan
BS:AL
1840
Cill na carraige, 'church of the rock'
AL
1952
Coill na Carraige
PN Decies Leathanach: 313
1963-4
ˌk′aɪl′nəˈkɑrig′ə/<br/>/kəil′nəˈkɑr′ig′ə
Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.35
1985
ˌkilnəˈkarəgə
Áit.

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