BROWSE
townland
Coill Átha Glais
genitive: Choill Átha Glais
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Killaglish
(English)

Glossary

English ford
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood
glas, glaise
English stream

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    (the) wood of the grey/green ford

    Tá an fhianaise gann agus déanach go leor agus tá bunús an logainm doiléir dá bharr.

    D’fhéadfaí neart logainmneacha Gaeilge a thuairimiú a thabharfadh na leaganacha béarlaithe 1666 ‘Killiglish’, 1738 ‘Killeglish’, 1948 ‘Kyle a glush’. Cuir i gcás *Coill na Glaise “the wood of the stream; the wood of the grey cow” le cailliúint an ghuta dheiridh agus le comhshamhlú /-ln-/ go /-l-/; *Coill Átha Glais “wood of (the) green ford” nó *Coill Dhá Ghlais(e) “wood of two streams” le lagú an dara heilimint gan bhéim; *Coill Mhic Glais “the wood of Mac Glais (ainm pearsanta)” le cailliúint mh-. Foráis iad seo go léir atá an-choitianta sa phróiseas béarlaithe. Féach go háirithe cailliúint an ghuta dheiridh in 1660c ‘Ballaghglashy’, 1838 ‘Ballyglass’ < bf Bealach Glaise (#28771) i gClann Donncha (cf. bf Coill Mhaí Glaise (#3500) i gCeatharlach; bf Oileán na Glaise (#34696) i Maigh Eo; bf Tobar na Glaise (#45471) i Sligeach).

    Ach bunaithe ar an bhfianaise mar a thagann anuas chugainn b’fhéidir gur fearr Coill Átha Glais (?) “(the) wood of the grey/green ford”.

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53.1153, -7.08348latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1666
Killiglish alias Pavington
ASE Leathanach: 84
1695
Killehy
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 G III
1710
Killeenglish
CGn. Imleabhar: 6.25.1357
1738
Killeglish
CGn. Imleabhar: 85.280.60131
1814
Killaglish
Par. Stat. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 548
1838
Killaglish
BS:AL Leathanach: La041,27
1838
Killaglish
Smyth Map 1830:AL Leathanach: La041,27
1838
Killaglish
Vestry Bk.:AL Leathanach: La041,27
1838
Cill eaglaise, 'church of Aglish, both words having the same meaning'
OD:AL Leathanach: La041,27
1838
Killaglish
OD:AL Leathanach: La041,27
1948
Kyle a glush
local pronunciation
JKAS Imleabhar: XIII, Leathanach: 104
2005
kəilnəˈgloʃ
Áit.

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