Cill Earcáin/Killarcan

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townland

Cill Earcáin

genitive: Chill Earcáin

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(Irish)

Killarcan

(English)

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Glossary

cill

English church

Hierarchy

county

Liatroim/Leitrim

barony

Liatroim/Leitrim

civil parish

Cill Tachúrc/Kiltoghert

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the church of Earcán
Earcán — ainm pearsanta (naomh)
English

the church of Earcán
Earcán — personal name (saint)

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53.9965, -8.04974latitude, longitude

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Historical references

	Killarcan ˌkiˈlaːrkən	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
	Killarcan ˌkilˈlaˑrkən	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
		Nóta Nóta eolais
		Nóta Nóta eolais
n/a	"Pinkman: Cill-Earcáin = Ercan’s or Arcan’s church. Ecclesia sancti Ercani (O’Donovan). Tradition has it that there was a church in this townland, and that there was a saint named Ercan in this county. (See O’Donovan’s Letters on Leitrim). "	Nóta Nóta eolais
	"Arch. Inventory Rath (site). On the NW-facing slope of a ridge in reclaimed pasture (101). Rath. On a slight rise in a low-lying landscape (101). Rath. On top of a NE-SW ridge (101). Rath. On top of a rise on a broad NE-SW ridge (101). Rath. On a low-lying undulating landscape (101). Rath. At the end of a NE-SW ridge (101). Rath. Towards the end of a S-facing slope (101). Rath. Towards the top of the S-facing slope of a NE-SW ridge (101-2). Cashel. On top of rock outcrop (102). Rath. In a low-lying position in an undulating landscape (102). Enclosure. On a knoll of theW-facing slope of a drumlin (153). LSO: It is said that there was in the Townland of Killarcan in the same Parish a Church dedicated to Saint Earcan, of which no traces are now visible…. 106/218 "	Nóta Nóta eolais
1622	Killorkane	CPR Leathanach: 532a 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
1660c	Kellarkane	BSD Leathanach: 56 Books of Survey and Distribution Bliain: 1660c
1835	Killarkin	TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 101, 103, 179, Nóta: (60:16/10) innéacs Tithe Applotment Books (60:16/10) innéacs
1835	Kilnagress	TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 63, 65, 177, Nóta: (60:16/10) innéacs Tithe Applotment Books (60:16/10) innéacs
1836	Killarkin	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Killarkin	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1836	Cill-Larcan, 'Larcan's church' "There was a saint named Larcan in this country." "No, but Ercan." [OD]	Mc Donough, I.:AL Mc Donough, I., faisnéiseoir in AL
1836	Killarkin	HCons PR:AL HCons. PR:AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Killarkin	S&V:AL Report from the Select Committee on the Survey and Valuation of Ireland (1824) in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Cill Earcán	pl:AL Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Liatruim	pron.:AL Pronunciation in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Cill Earcain, 'Erkan's church, ' 'Ecclesia Sancti Ercani"	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
1836	Killarcan	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
1836	[Killarcan] "It contains several forts…"	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Kilnagross	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Kilnagress	HCons PR:AL HCons. PR:AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Cill-na-gross, 'the church cross'	Quinn, E.:AL Finné in AL
1836	Kilnagross	S&V:AL Report from the Select Committee on the Survey and Valuation of Ireland (1824) in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Culnagress	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1836	Coill na gcros, 'wood of the crosses'	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
1836	Kilnagross	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
1836	[Kilnagross] "…an old fort…"	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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