BROWSE
townland
Coill na Cranncha
genitive: Choill na Cranncha
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Kilnacranagh
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the wood of the wooded place
    na cranncha — foirm an ghinidigh de an chrannach

  • English

    the wood of the wooded place
    na cranncha — genitive form of an chrannach, 'the wooded place'

Centrepoint

54.0728, -7.48439latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1570
Kyllecranneghe
F
1609
kilnecranah
MEC
1642
Killecranaan[.]
sic, ?leg. Killecrana and
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 269
1643
Killicrannah
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 248
1654
Killnaca=ky
DS
1660c
Killnakranke als<br/>Killnacrankea
BSD Leathanach: 252
1666
Killnacronkea
ASE Leathanach: 81
1709
Kinecranagh
Carvaghs
1836
Kilnecranagh
Printed List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca020,77
1836
Coill na crannach, 'wood of the hopper'
"crannach, hopper" [pl];
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca020,77
1836
Coill na cranncha
dúch (scriosta):AL Leathanach: Ca020,77
1836
Kilnacranagh
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca020,77
1836
Kilnacranough
Cess Bk:AL Leathanach: Ca020,77
1836
Kilnacranagh
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca020,77
1836
Kilnecranagh
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca020,77

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