BROWSE
townland
Coill an Chléirigh
genitive: Choill an Chléirigh
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Killycleare
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the wood of Cléireach; wood of (the) clerics
    Ní léir cé acu an t-ainm pearsanta Cléireach nó an t-ainmfhocal arb as dó, .i. cléireach, atá sa dara heilimint anseo

  • English

    the wood of Cléireach; wood of (the) cleric
    It is unclear whether the second element is the personal name Cléireach or the noun cléireach, 'cleric, clerk'

Centrepoint

54.0153, -7.00102latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1609
kilclery
MEC Leathanach: 4.21
1612
Kilcleery
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1617
Killclery
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1622
Kilclery
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1629
Kilclere is called Kilcleere
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 19 Car. I
1638
Kilcleery al’ Kilcleere al’ Kilclere
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 17 Car. II
1652
Killecleera
Comm. Surv.
1657
Killicry
LN Leathanach: D 6956
1685
Killclery
LN Leathanach: D 6957
1709
Killyclera
1½ Carvaghs
Carvaghs Leathanach: 52
1730
Killeclearragh
CGn. Leathanach: 65.259.45400
1743
Kilecleary
CGn. Leathanach: 113.498.79036
1752
Killcleragh
LN Leathanach: D 6958
1836
Cill a chleu//r
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Cille cleúr, 'church of the clergy'
"(odd name)" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Killaclare
Brown, Dr:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Killaleare
GJ Assess. 1824:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Killeclare
Educ. Rep. 1826:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Killyclare
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Killyclare
Church Clerk:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Killyclare
Custom:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Killyclare
TCB:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Killy-clare
"Prond Killy-clare" [dúch];
pron.:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Killycleare
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Killyclera
List 1790 (Act of Parl.):AL Leathanach: Ca017,40
1836
Leinenagarriagh alias Killenclare
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ca017,40

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