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Bellakiltyfea
(English)
Glossary
English ford
English opening, approach, mouth
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood
fiodh, feá
English wood
Explanatory note
- English
ford-mouth of (the) woods of trees?
Centrepoint
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Historical references
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"Pinkman: Béal-Átha-Coillte- Feadha = Ford mouth of the great or strong woods. This townland is about one mile North of Cloone village. The Cloone river runs on its eastern side, and a tributary runs on its west."
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"Arch. Inventory Rath. On a shelf at the bottom of the SW-facing slope of a drumlin (60)."
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1622 |
* Kilfey parcel of Ballykillyfehy
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CPR Leathanach: 530a
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1655 |
Corran Killefetty
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c1660 |
Corran Killifehy
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BSD Leathanach: 24
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1721 |
Ballykeltfa
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Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1960 Leathanach: 229
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1836 |
Kiltyfea or
[scriosta]
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1836 |
Bellakiltyfea
"Kiltyfea or" [scriosta] "See Kiltyfea Lough." [Nóta OD]
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1836 |
Beul Atha coillte feadha 'mouth of the ford of the woods'
"Consult the DS again." [Nóta OD] "'Coillte feadha' is the prevailing name." [dúch]
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1836 |
Baile holla feath
'the green rush town'
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1836 |
Baile buailidh feadh,
'the town of the extensive milking shed or cowhouse'
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1836 |
Ballyhollyfea
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1836 |
Ballyhollyfea
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1836 |
Coillte feadha
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2000c |
ˌkiltiˈf′eː, ˌkiltiːˈf′eː, ˌbaliːˌkiltəˈfiː, 'always' kiltəˈfiː
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