Cill Cháscann/Kilcaskan

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Cill Cháscann

genitive: Chill Cháscann

(Irish)

Kilcaskan

(English)

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cill

English church

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county

Ciarraí/Kerry

barony

Gleann Ó Ruachta/Glanarought

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51.8128, -9.54662latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1655	Ní raibh an paróiste seo ann. Cuid de Thuath Ó Siosta ba ea na bailte fearainn atá i gCill Cháscáin an lae inniu.	DS Down Survey (Barony Maps - Hiberniae Regnum, 1654, cóipeanna a rinne an tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis ó na bunchóipeanna i bPáras, 1908) Bliain foilsithe: 1655-7
1756	Ní raibh sé ann.	Smith Hist. Kerry, map C. Smith, The Antient and Present State of the County of Kerry [léarscáil chun tosaigh]
1841	Kilcaskin Parish	BS:AL Leathanach: Ci059,1 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1841	Cill Cháscain, 'Cascan's church'	OD:AL Leathanach: Ci059,1 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1841	Kilcaskin	OD:AL Leathanach: Ci059,1 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1841	Kilcaskin "There is but a small portion of this Parish in the County of Kerry, the original church and by far the greater part of the Parish being in the County of Cork."	LSO Leathanach: 87/179 Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/Ordnance Survey Letters
1841	Cill Cáscain "Is in Irish Cill Cáscain, but its meaning is not understood, at least in this County."	LSO Leathanach: 87/179 Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/Ordnance Survey Letters
1955	Cill Cháscáin Níl ach cuid den phar. seo i gCiarraighe. Tá an chuid eile i gCo. Chorcaighe. Ní heol dom go bhfuil an ainm beo anois ar aon bhall ar leith den phar.	An Seabhac:Cártaí Móra Leathanach: Ke/5 Cartaí Cartlainne de chuid an Bhrainse Logainmneacha: nóta de chuid an tSeabhaic.

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