BROWSE
townland
An Choill Gharbh
genitive: na Coille Gairbhe
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Kilgarriff
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood
English rough, rough one

Centrepoint

54.1624, -8.0357latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"ME Ga, Lm: An Choill Gharbh Co: An Chill Gharbh "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Coill-Garbh = Rough or strong wood. "
Nóta
1660c
Coilelegarne
BSD Leathanach: 75
1817
Kilgarrow
Larkin
1834?
Kilgrove
TAB Leathanach: (60:16/9) 155
1836
Killgarive
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Killgarive
BS:AL
1836
Kilgorriff
HCons PR:AL 
1836
A? choill gharbh
'the rough wood'
OD:AL
1836
Kilgarriff
"garue" [dúch]
OD:AL

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