BROWSE
townland
Cúil na Beithe
genitive: Chúil na Beithe
(Irish)
Coolnabehy
(English)

Glossary

English birch
English corner, nook

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the corner, nook of the birch-tree

    Díol spéise nár imigh an fhorbairt chéanna ar beithe anseo is a d’imigh ar fhocail eile a bhfuil -th- /h/ idir ghutaí gairide .i. cailliúint an /h/ agus fadú cúitimh. Tá rian soiléir den /h/ seo le sonrú san ainm bf Droim na Beithe (#28677) i dtuaisceart an chontae, mar ar cailleadh an consan idirghuthach san fhianaise dhéanach. Cf. bf Coill na Beithe (#28211) áfach.

    Téann an fhianaise siar go dtí an 17ú haois. Soláthraíonn an Corragánach tagairt d’ainm eile sa cheantar seo ón téacs ‘boundaries of the Episcopal manor of Derwach’ (féach Cal. Lib. Rub. 16); 1460–1478 ‘Barr na Beghe’ < Barr na Beithe “the top of the birch-tree” (History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory II 218).

Centrepoint

52.8619, -7.42084latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1613
Kilnebehie
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 J I
1655
Colnetohe
DS
1655
Cooleneboghy and Roghnebeagh
DS Par. (Reeves)
1659
Culenekeghy
Cen. Leathanach: 491
1660c
Coolenebohy and Rathneleagh
BSD (La) Leathanach: 129
1667-8
Coolenebeagh (part)
ASE Leathanach: 179
1685
Coolenebehy
Hib. Del.
1695
Cloonbohy
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 G III
1769
Coolenabehy
CGn. Leathanach: 272.291.174862
1805
Coolnabehy
Cahill (La)
1812
Coolnabehee
Leet Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 182
1838
Coolnabehy
HCSV:AL Leathanach: C018,1,18
1838
Coolnebehy
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: C018,1,18
1838
Coolnabehy (alias) Coolnabacka
Owen:AL Leathanach: C018,1,18
1838
Coolnabacka
Thornhill, J.:AL Leathanach: C018,1,18
1838
Coolnabacka
Scott, Rev. B.:AL Leathanach: C018,1,18
1838
Coolenebeghy
DS:AL Leathanach: C018,1,18
1838
Coolnabehy
pl:AL Leathanach: C018,1,18
1838
Cúl na beithigh, 'corner or angle of the birch'
OD:AL Leathanach: C018,1,18
1838
Coolnabehy
OC:AL Leathanach: C018,1,18
1838
Coolnabehy (alias) Coolnabacka
BS:AL Leathanach: C018,1,18

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