BROWSE
lake or lakes
Loch Mochaoinleáin
genitive: Loch Mochaoinléain
(Irish)
Lough Mackeenlaun
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    Loch 'icuínleain < Loch [Mh]ic Uibhleáin dar le G. Lyne, JKAHS 23 (1990) 75; Loch 'o Chaoinleain < Mo Chaoinleáin dar le R. Ó hUrdail, Cín Chille Cúile 306; < Loch Mhic Uíbhleáin dar le D. Ó Corráin, Cín Chille Cúile 265

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51.7855, -9.80752latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1756
Lough Quinlan
Smith Hist. Kerry Leathanach: 81
1841
'Lough Mochionllain or the Lough of Saint Mokilloge'
OD; 'written about a century since: Loch Mac Kinláne i.e. the Lake of Siant Matologus (recte Makologus)' ibid. (< RIA 24 K 43?)
LSO (Ci) Leathanach: 85 /174
1865
Loch a Keenlane
Tralee Chronicle (1865)
JKAHS Imleabhar: 23, Leathanach: 75
1938
Locha Coinnleáin
BNS Imleabhar: 478, Leathanach: 10
1938
Loch Caoinleain
BNS Imleabhar: 478, Leathanach: 47
1970
ˌloxəxˠiːn′ˈl′aːn, ˌloxəxˠiːn′ˈl′aːn′
'St. Quinlan's lake; they used do rounds there in olden times'
Áit. Cainteoir: MOR, Uimhir : T291a1
1970
ˌloxəxiːn′ˈl′aːn′
'lochín beag is ea é; an 7ú la de July, lá Locha Chaoinleáin'
Áit. Cainteoir: FMC, Uimhir : T292a1

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