BROWSE
townland
Coill an Chláir
genitive: Choill an Chláir
(Irish)
Killaclare
(English)

Glossary

English plank bridge; plain
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Centrepoint

53.8803, -8.65828latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1625
Killclare
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: III.319
1629
Killclare
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: III.365
1635
Killeclare 1 small qr
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 7
1661
Coileclare als Killclare 1 qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 81
1685
Coylclare
Hib. Del.
1710c
Coyleclare 2 qrs
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 170a
1771
Kilclare
CGn. Imleabhar: 284.449.185349
1800
Killaclare
CGn. Imleabhar: 528.493.347509
1805c
Killaclare
Dillon Leaseholders
1825
Killiclare
TAB Leathanach: 68
1830
Keelaclare
Bald
1838
Killeclare
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME115,24
1838
Coill a chlair
pl:AL Leathanach: ME115,24
1838
Killaclare
OD:AL Leathanach: ME115,24
1838
Killaclare
OC:AL Leathanach: ME115,24
1838
Killaclare
BS:AL Leathanach: ME115,24
1838
Keelaclaar
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME115,24
1838
Killaclare
Knox, J.:AL Leathanach: ME115,24
1838
Killiclar[.]
"The Authority for the Names with this mark [.] prefixed is The Revd I. Seymour, Vicar, Saxony - near Ballahaderine" [dúch, cúl an AL];
Seymour, I.:AL Leathanach: ME115,24
1838
Killclare
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: ME115,24
1838
Coill a chláir, 'wood of the plain'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME115,24
1937-38
Culclare
BNS Imleabhar: 114, Leathanach: 85

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