BROWSE
townland
An Choill Bheag
genitive: na Coille Bige
(Irish)
Kilbeg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the small wood?

    Is deacair leaganacha béarlaithe de cill agus coill a idirdhealú uaireanta. Faightear défhoghar (~/əi/) sa dá fhocal seo araon i logainmneacha an cheantair (e.g. bf Coill tSaileoige (#28042) agus bf Cill Deilge (#28033) sa pharóiste céanna) agus gan amhras is fíorannamh is féidir brath ar ortagrafaíocht an Bhéarla i dtaobh chaoile nó leithne c- tosaigh na Gaeilge. (Cf. Ó Crualaoich, Logainmneacha na hÉireann IV (LG) s.n. Kyle (par. Templeshanbo)).

    Ní mór mar sin dul i muinín na fianaise seandálaíochta. In ainneoin an traidisiúin áitiúil a fuair an Corragánach (féach 1905) níl aon iarsmaí eaglasta ar an mbaile fearainn seo (féach an Fardal Seandálaíochta, www.archaeology.ie). Meastar gur fearr cloí le coill anseo.

    Cf. bf Coill Choitín (#28024) atá teorantach leis seo laisteas.

Centrepoint

52.9341, -7.55892latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1624
Kilbegg
CPR Leathanach: 586
1636
Kilbegg
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 20 C I
1655
Kilbeg
DS
1655
Kilbeg
DS Par. (Reeves)
1655
Keilbegge
DS (Terr.)
1660c
Keilbegg
BSD (La) Leathanach: 135
1685
Kilbeg
Hib. Del.
1751
Kilebegg
CGn. Imleabhar: 150.15.99918
1805
Kilebeg
Cahill (La)
1838
Kilebegg
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Kilbeg
Borris in Ossory Survey 1 Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Kilebeg
BS:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Kilbeg
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Kilebeg
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Kilbeg
DS Map:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Keilbeggs
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Killbeg
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Kilbeg
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Kilbeg
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Kilebeg
Lalor, J.:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838y
Cíll beg, 'little church'
"'í' as 'i'…in English." [dúch]
OD:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Kilebeg
Thacker, Rev.:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1838
Kilebeg
Vestry Bk.:AL Leathanach: La004,23
1905
The townland of Kylebeg derives its name from a church that stood here many centuries ago. The site, known to but very few, is in 'the old churchyard' ... there is no trace whatever of the church.
Carrigan Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 130
2004
kəilˈbeg
Áit.

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