BRABHSÁIL
baile fearainn
Coill Ghabhar
ginideach: Choill Ghabhar
ainm neamhdheimhnithe (Cad é seo?)
(Gaeilge)
Slatehill
(Béarla)

Gluais

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
Béarla wood
Béarla goat

Nóta mínithe

  • Gaeilge

    wood of (the) goats?

    Ceal fianaise, ní féidir a bheith go hiomlán cinnte den bhunús atá le Killgore, an leagan stairiúil den logainm seo a fhaightear i gClárlann na nGníomhas. Bíodh sin mar atá, réitíonn a bhfuil ann d’fhianaise le Coill Ghabhar – “wood of (the) goats”. (JÓG, 02 Eanáir 2026)

  • English

    wood of (the) goats

    Due to a lack of evidence, there is some uncertainty about the origin of Killgore, the historical form of this placename found in the Registry of Deeds. However, the evidence, as it stands, is consistent with Coill Ghabhar – “wood of (the) goats”.

Lárphointe

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Tagairtí stairiúla

1723
Killgore Hill part of little Ballybigly
CGn. 38.12.23046: Stewart to Skipton
1725
Killogre [sic ?]
CGn. 43.410.28750 Stewart to Span
1734
Killgore Hill being part of Blllybiggly
CGn. 77.158.53180 Span to Babbington et al.
1770-1840
Slatehill
Longfield Maps MS 21 F. 33 / (006) [A survey of lands in the townlands of Ardnadishan, Terhegan, Ballylawn, Drean, etc, etc in the Barony of Raphoe N and County of Donegal]
1790
Slatey Hill... formerly called and known by the name of Kilgore Hill owise Kilgore and Ballyboes
All that part of the town and lands of Bally big leybeg [Ballybegly Little] called and known by the name of Slatey Hill and formerly called and known by the name of Kilgore Hill owise Kilgore and Ballyboes
CGn. 417.520.273664: Law to Holmes
1826
Sleat Hill
TAB
1835
Slatehill
BS:AL
1835
containing 2 slate quarries
Desc. Rem.:AL
1835
Slate Hill
TAB:AL

Aire: Cáipéisíocht áirithe chartlainne de chuid an Bhrainse Logainmneacha í seo. Léirítear anseo cuid de réimse thaighde an Bhrainse Logainmneacha ar an logainm seo thar na blianta. D'fhéadfadh sé nach taifead iomlán é agus nach bhfuil aon rangú in ord bailíochta déanta ar an bhfianaise atá ann. Is ar an tuiscint seo atá an t-ábhar seo á chur ar fáil don phobal.

Is féidir leas a bhaint as an ábhar cartlainne agus taighde atá curtha ar fáil ar an suíomh seo ach an fhoinse a admháil. Ní mór scríobh chuig logainm@dcu.ie chun cead athfhoilsithe nó saincheisteanna eile maidir le ceadanna nó cóipcheart a phlé.