Cill Chonaill/Kilconnell or Glebe

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Hierarchy

townland

Cill Chonaill

genitive: Chill Chonaill

(Irish)

Kilconnell or Glebe

(English)

Capitalise

Glossary

cill

English church

Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Cill Mhic Réanáin/Kilmacrenan

municipal district

Leitir Ceanainn–Baile na nGallóglach/Letterkenny–Milford

civil parish

Cill Mhic Réanáin/Kilmacrenan

electoral division

Cill Mhic Réanáin/Kilmacrenan

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the church of Conall
Conall – ainm naoimh

Is dócha gurb é Conall Inis Caoil atá i gceist anseo. Faightear scéalta béaloidis faoin naomh céanna ón gceantar seo i mBailiúcháin na Scol (1081, 330). (JÓG, 07 Eanáir 2026)
English

the church of Conall
Conall – name of a saint

This placename most likely refers to Conall of Inis Caoil. The same saint is mentioned in folklore from this area in The Schools Folklore Collection (1081, 330). (JÓG, 07 January 2026)

Centrepoint

55.0361, -7.78328latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1603	Kilconnell	CPR Leathanach: 8a Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1654	Killconell	CS III Leathanach: 95, 122 Civil Survey III. Counties of Donegal, Londonderry and Tyrone. (ed. Simington, 1937) Bliain: 1654
1775	Glebe	Frizell TCD 1775, Richard Frizell. Maps of the estate of the College of the holy and undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth in the kingdom of Ireland, 1775.
1825	Glebe	TAB Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1835c	The Glebe Kilconnell; Kilconnel or Glebe	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835c	Kilconnel 'The burying place of Connel'	McGettigan, Dr.:AL (DG) Rev. Dr. McGettigan, R.C. Bishop of Raphoe, faisnéiseoir in AL / informant in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1835
1835c	Cill Chonaill 'St Conall's church'	OD:AL 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
1835	Glebe	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1835	Kilconnel or Glebe	Rec. Name:AL Received Name in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis (AL) Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1835	Kilconnell &c	OD:AL 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

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