BROWSE
townland
Cuilleann Mór
genitive: Chuilleann Mór
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cullenmore
(English)

Glossary

English great, big

Centrepoint

53.0425, -6.09206latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1038
? cuileann mór
sic, -l- amháin
PN Newcastle, Arklow Leathanach: 164
1728
Hazell Wood commonly called Cullenmore
CGn.
1728
that parcel of Hazellwood and Wood ... called Cullenmore
CGn.
1760
Cullen-more
Nevill 1760
1820
Coollanmore
GJR 1819-21 (CM)
1839
Cullenmore
Nevill Wicklow:AL Leathanach: CM054,25
1839
Cullenmore
Allen Nevill Map:AL (CM) Leathanach: CM054,25
1839
Cullenmore
CM:AL Leathanach: CM054,25
1839
Cullenmore
Sec. GJ:AL Leathanach: CM054,25
1839
Cuilleann mór, 'great holly'
OD:AL Leathanach: CM054,25
1839
Cuilen mór
pl:AL Leathanach: CM054,25
1839
Cullenmore
OD:AL Leathanach: CM054,25
1967
[Cullenmore]
"O'Donovan writes "cuilleann mor, 'great holly'", meaning, I suppose, a place where holly grew. It was formerly part of Courtfoyle.
PN Wicklow Leathanach: 407

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