BROWSE
townland
Coill na nAmhas
genitive: Choill na nAmhas
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Killinawas
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.7364, -7.58681latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
1315
Coill na namus
ALC Leathanach: i, 568
1323
coill na namus
ARÉ Leathanach: iii, 528
1587
Killenawos (O Ferall Bane)
F Leathanach: 5062
1587
Cartron Killenaws (Wm. O Ferralll Bane)
F Leathanach: 5107
1591
Killenavishe (Moroughe m’Convincke O Ferrall)
F Leathanach: 5545
1604
Kilnemanse [?]
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac.1
1611
Killenawesh
CPR Leathanach: 199b
1612
Kilnenavis
CPR Leathanach: 245a
1621
Killenawse (Daniel Gookin)
CPR Leathanach: 503b
1621
Killenawse (Daniel Gookin)
CPR Leathanach: 511a
1627
Killenamas (1315)
fch. ALC 1315 thuas –eachtra chéanna.
AClon. Leathanach: 271
1629
Killenaus
Cotton Map
1629
Killeneawse (Francisc Edgeworth)
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 Car.1
1654-56
Killnenause
CS X Leathanach: 45
1655
Coolenane
suíomh céanna ??
DS
1723
Kilnesawce
CGn. Leathanach: 39.28.23795
1723
Killenawse als. Killenewas als. Killinaues als. Killnesawce als. Killinawes
CGn. Leathanach: 40.168.24818
1813
Killenewas
Edgeworth
1836
Killenawis
BS:AL
1836
Killenewas
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Coill na n-amhas [scriosta]
OD scriosta:AL
1836
Coill an amhais, “wood of the soldiers”
OD:AL
1836
amhas
pl:AL
1836
a legend about Sheridans and O’ Farrells told to account for the name
Nóta:AL
1836
See Annals 4 masters 1323
Nóta:AL
1908
Killenawas, Coill an amhais, “soldier’s wood” - “O’ Donovan...gathered from the tradition of the people that formerly...a section of O’ Farrell’s followers concealed themselves in a wood at this place...”
MacGivney Leathanach: 154
2007
kiləˈnous
Áit.

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