Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
townland
Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the white narrow
Tá bríonna éagsúla leis an ainmfhocal caol.
Tuigeadh do mhuintir na háite sa 19ú haois go raibh an focal bán ag tagairt don ghaineamh atá le fáil anseo (cf. 'Sand Pit' i ndeisceart an bhaile fearainn, léarscáil 25″ ar www.osi.ie) - English
the white narrow
The noun caol has several meanings.
The adjective bán was understood locally in the 19th century to refer to the sand found here (cf. 'Sand Pit' in the south of the townland, 25″ map on www.osi.ie)
Centrepoint
Historical references
1751 |
Keelban
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1803 |
Keelbawn
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1813 |
Carrigkeel [?] / Carrolevagh [?]
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1836 |
Keelbawn
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1836 |
Caol ban, “white narrow stripe”
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1836 |
Caol ban
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1836 |
from white sand
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1908 |
Caol Bán, “narrow white ridge”
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MacGivney Leathanach: 149
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1959 |
An Caol Bán
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2008 |
kiːlˈbɑːn
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