BROWSE
townland
Coillte Reithir
genitive: Choillte Reithir
(Irish)
Kiltyreher
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

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53.752, -7.73659latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Coillte Reithir, cf. DIL Rether
Cártaí Móra
163?
Killnirehir
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 22 Car.1
1604
Killereher
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac.1
1612
Keltereaghe
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1621
Killereher
CPR Leathanach: 491a
1622
Kilreher
CPR Leathanach: 551b
1629
Kilrehar
Cotton Map
1632
Killinriker
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 9 Car.1
1659
Kilterigher
Cen.
1745
Kilterier
CGn. Imleabhar: 118.494.81627
1768
Kilterier otherwise Kilteryer
CGn. Imleabhar: 269.71.171371
1813
Kiltyrear
Edgeworth
1835
There is much wood in this townland...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1836
Kiltyreher
BS:AL
1836
Coillte Luachar, “The Rushes Woods”
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Kiltyreher
Crawford, Sir, G.:AL
1836
Killereher
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Coillte riothar, “woods of the royal men” [‘righfhear’ scríbhte os cionn ‘riothar’]
OD:AL
1836
coillte ríthear [‘ríthear’ athruithe go ‘ríghf[h]ear’], “woods of the royal men” [nóta le seo: “local pronunciation”]
OD:AL
1836
Coillte reaher
pl:AL
1836
Coillte reeher
pl:AL
1836
..this occurs elsewhere...
OD:AL
1836
‘Kiltyreeher’ [athruithe go ‘Kiltyreher’]
Rec. Name:AL
1908
Kiltyreeher, Coillte Riothar, “woods of royal men –O ‘Donovan”
MacGivney Leathanach: 157
1981
Coillte Righ Fear, “Woods of the Royal Men, or men in the service of the chief”
Devaney Leathanach: 106
1982
Coillte Fhearchair, ‘Fearchar’s woods’. ?? – “The Irish form entered in pencil in the Namebook first read Coillte rigchill; the second element was later crossed out and reaher written above it in English script...The 17th-century forms indicate that the first element was originally singular, Coill...in Munster...Ó Fearchair is metathesised to Ó Freachair, while further variants are Ó hEarchair and Ó Reachair...”
NÓM litir
2007
kiltiˑˈrehər
Áit.

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