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Hierarchy

county

Luimneach/​Limerick

barony

Cois Sléibhe/​Coshlea

civil parish

Baile an Gharraí/​Ballingarry

townland

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

Other names

Na Coillte Garbha
genitive: na gCoillte Garbha
historical name (What is this?)
(Irish)

Glossary

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

Hierarchy

county

Luimneach/​Limerick

barony

Cois Sléibhe/​Coshlea

civil parish

Baile an Gharraí/​Ballingarry

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the rough wood
    Na Coillte Garbha an tseanfhoirm i gcuid d'fhianaise an 17ú haois (e.g. 1660c 'both Killtigarrufs' Book of Survey and Distribution; 1666 'Keiltegarruffe' Acts of Settlement and Explanation)

  • English

    the rough wood
    The form Na Coillte Garbha, 'the rough woods', is found in some of the evidence from the 17th century (e.g. 1660c 'both Killtigarrufs' Book of Survey and Distribution; 1666 'Keiltegarruffe' Acts of Settlement and Explanation)

Centrepoint

52.343, -8.37543latitude, longitude
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