BROWSE
townland
Coill Eoghain
genitive: Choill Eoghain
(Irish)
Killowen
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Centrepoint

52.3564, -6.52827latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1610
Killowne
Inq. Lag. Alt: 6
1635
Killowen
Inq. Lag. Alt: 101
1654
Killowen
CS (LG) Leathanach: 112
1655
Killcowen
DS
1659
Killowne
Cen. Leathanach: 545
1660
Killcowen
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 40
1663
Killowen
Inq. Lag. Alt: 3
1666
Killiowne (Saunders)
ASE Leathanach: 124
1685c
Killowen
Hib. Del.
1725
Killowen
CGn. Imleabhar: 43, Leathanach: 458, Uimhir: 28968
1733
Killown
CGn. Imleabhar: 77, Leathanach: 127, Uimhir: 53057
1816
Killown
Gill (Wexford)
1840
Cill Eoghain 'Owen's church'
OD:AL
1840
Killowan
BS:AL
1840
Killowen
GJReturn:AL (LG)

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