BROWSE
townland
Bléan Choilleadh
genitive: Bhléan Choilleadh
(Irish)
Furnace or Bleankillew
(English)

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county

barony

civil parish

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53.8725, -7.92993latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Cf, m.sh.: Cl, Ga (Blean) Gan chártaí TÁ (Blean) An Bhléin TÁ (Bleanbeg) An Bhléin Bheag PL (Bleantasour) Bléantas Odhar PL (Bleanahouree) Balie Átha na hAbha Raibhaí "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Rath. On a gentle E-facing slope (91). "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Bléan-Choilleadh = Creek of the wood. Bléan, literally the groin, is often applied to a narrow, low tongue of land, or to a creek formed by a lake or river. Compare Bléan-Gaille, the creek at Galey on the West of Lough Ree, Co. Roscommon. Four Masters, AD 1156. Furnace: It was called Furnace because iron smelting was once carried on there. Iron ore was fairly plentiful at one time around Dromod. (See Lewis, Top. Dictionary – Annaduff). "
Nóta
n/a
*(Furnace). It was called Furnace because iron smelting was once carried on there. Iron ore was fairly plentiful at one time around Dromod. (See Lewis, Top. Dictionary, Annaduff.)
Nóta
1622
Blenkelly
CPR Leathanach: 529a
1622
Bleankilly
CPR Leathanach: 529a
1655
Blenkellue
DS
c1660
Blenkellue
BSD (Li) Leathanach: 27
1667
Blenkellew
ASE Leathanach: 167
1685
Blenkellu
Hib. Del.
1709
Blenkilly
CGn. Leathanach: 8.462.3142
c1710?
Blanskelly
CGn. Leathanach: 10.300.3726
1728
Blenkell[]w
CGn. Leathanach: 57.282.38477
1829
Furnis
TAB Leathanach: innéacs 24, Nóta: (61:16/13)
1834
Furnace
Reg.of Dioc. of Ardagh (cf. TAB (61:16/13))
1836
Furnis or Bleenkillew
CM:AL Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
Furnace or Bleenkillew
Buck, H.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
Glean-Cille, 'the valley of the churchyard'
Mc Donough, I.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
Blainkellew
Map 1824 (Nisbett):AL Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
Furnace or Baurnawalla
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
Furnace
HCER 1826:AL Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
Bleún coille
pl:AL Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
Bléan coille, 'hollow, groin or creek of the wood'
"Vide 'Bleancup' in Cavan." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
Furnace or Bleankillew
OD:AL Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
[Furnace or Bleankillew]
"The northern & eastern end near the Bog Lough is bog wood…'Liscrumawn Fort' is alone by the roadside…'Derrycarn' these are the remains of an old furnace for smelting iron…from which probably the name is derived."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
Furnis or Bleenkillew
Rec. Name:AL Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
Furnis or Bleenkillew
BS:AL Leathanach: C001,1,8
1836
Furnis or Bleenkillew
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Furnis or Bleenkillew
BS:AL
1836
Furnis or Bleenkillew
CM:AL
1836
Furnace or Bleenkillew
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Glean-Cille
'the valley of the churchyard'
Mc Donough, I.:AL
1836
Blainkellew
Map 1824 (Nisbett):AL
1836
Furnace or Baurnawalla
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Furnace
HCER 1826:AL
1836
Bleún coille
pl:AL
1836
Bléan coille
'hollow, groin or creek of the wood'"Vide 'Bleancup' in Cavan." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
Furnace or Bleankillew
OD:AL
1836
[Furnace or Bleankillew]
"The northern & eastern end near the Bog Lough is bog wood…'Liscrumawn Fort' is alone by the roadside…'Derrycarn' these are the remains of an old furnace for smelting iron…from which probably the name is derived."
Desc. Rem.:AL
1980
Bléan Coilleadh
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