BROWSE
townland
Caol Fuinseann
genitive: Chaol Fuinseann
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Kylefinchin
(English)

Glossary

English narrow; a narrow; marshy stream
uinse, fuinseog, fuinsinn
English ash-tree

Centrepoint

51.8907, -9.06151latitude, longitude
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Properties

GGaeltacht

Historical references

1639
Keilefinshin
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: 93, Imleabhar: VI
1655
Kerfenshon
DS
1655
Kerfenson
DS (P)
1656
Kealfausen
CS VI Leathanach: 355
1656
Keallfinchere
CS VI Leathanach: 356
1656
Kealfuinsin
CS VI Leathanach: 357
1660c
Kerfenson
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 90
1660c
Kilfinching
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 90
1677
Kealefinchin
ASE Leathanach: 240
1694
Keilefinshin
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: 154, Imleabhar: VII
1731
Kealfinsin
CGn. Leathanach: 70.50.47317
1733
Cealfinshin
CGn. Leathanach: 74.446.51989
1811
Calefunchion
Bath
1826
Kealfinchen
TAB Leathanach: 28
1841
Keilfinchin
BS:AL
1841
Kealfinchin
Co. Cess Bk., 1841:AL
1841
Kealfinchin
Inhabs.:AL
1841
Keillfinshin
Inq. G. & M.:AL
1841
coill fuinnsinn, ash hill
OD:AL
1841
coill fuinsinn
pl OC:AL
1898
Caol Fuinsean. Caol is usually called to overflow land near a river ...., but the name is more generally called where the river runs through a marsh or waste land. There is a small stream running through this townland ....
JCHAS Leathanach: 4.11(1898)

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