BROWSE
townland
Bun Coillín
genitive: Bhun Coillín
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Bunkilleen
(English)

Glossary

English (river-)mouth, bottom(-land)
English little wood

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • English

    low ground of (the) small wood

Centrepoint

53.9163, -7.91941latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Bun-Coillín = Bottom land of the little wood."
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Crannóg. Situated c. 100m from the E shore at the S end of the oval Lough Erril (42). Rath. On the E shore of Lough Erril (63)."
Nóta
1834
Buncullen
TAB Leathanach: 77, Nóta: (61:16/16)
1836
Bunkilleen
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Bunkilleen
BS:AL
1836
Bunkilleen
Norris, B.:AL
1836
Bun Coillín
'foot or lower part of the little wood'
OD:AL
1836
Bunkilleen
OD:AL

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