BROWSE
townland
Leaba Chaillí
genitive: Leaba Chaillí
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Labbacallee
(English)

Glossary

leaba, leapa
English grave, megalithic tomb, bed

Centrepoint

52.1678, -8.3288latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

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Agus é ag tagairt do Lis na Caille (CrC 173.3) don bPaorach, deir sé: I suggest that ... Lis na Caille is the present Labba na Caille. (Power 1932 67.25)
Nóta
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B’earráideach an ceangal seo a dhéanamh de bhrí go bhfuil na háiteanna a bhfuil Lis na Caille luaite leo sa téacs do-aitheanta anois agus ós dóichí go mb’áit éigin idir Ceall Ghallain agus Cluain Dallain (ar tamall de mhílte óna chéile iad) ba chirte a thuiscint leis. Dá mbeadh an ceart ag an bPaorach anseo, ba dhóigh le duine go mba soir ó dheas ó Ceall Ghallain ba chóra dúinn ár n-aghaidh a thabhairt agus ní siar ó dheas sa treo eile glan.
Nóta
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Is díol spéise é gurb i ngiorracht trí mhíle go leith slí soir ó dheas ó Ballyvoddy (N224.2), is é sin, áit bhreithe an Easpag Ó Briain (Scríobh Chorcaí 218), atá Labbacallee, áit dá dtagraíonn sé féin thuas.
Nóta
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LEABA CHAILLÍ; AL: OD.
Nóta
1587
Kylvenytt alias Kilveneton (nach maireann)
F Leathanach: 6792
1610
Kilvinetom or Kilvenytoyn
CPR Leathanach: 194-a
1659
Kilveneton (p. Cariganeady)
Cen.
1683
Killvenon na Lobaga (sic)
Hib. Del.
1713
Labacally
(s.n. Thomas Burgess)
OG: Welpy Leathanach: 528.163
1723
Labyally;
CGn. Leathanach: 41.106.24782
1723
Labically
CGn. Leathanach: 41.107.24782
1728
Labbacally alias Killvointim
CN Leathanach: D4523
1750
“Labacally
Smith Map Co
1750
a sepulchral monument called Labacally,i.e. the Hag’s Bed”
Smith Map Co Leathanach: I 356
1750
Labacally
Smith Map Co Leathanach: II 409
1768
Leaba Chailligh
O'Br. Leathanach: 318
1811
Labacolle (AL)
Bath Map
1811
Stone of Labacally,
Bath Map
1812
Laba-cally
Post. Towns Leathanach: II 64
1812
Loby-cally (T.L.)
Post. Towns Leathanach: II 88
1834
Labacally
TAB Leathanach: 2
1837
Labacally, or “the Witche’s Bed”
Top. Dict.:AL Leathanach: I 655
1840
: Labbacaillee
HCR:AL
1840
Labacally
Hyde’s Map, 1803:AL
1840
Labbacallee
BS:AL Leathanach: 18
1840
leabaidh caillighe,The hag’s bed
OC:AL
1991
Wedge Tomb
SMR Leathanach: 0027-086

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