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Coill an Chollaigh

genitive: Choill an Chollaigh

(Irish)

Bailieborough

(English)

Other names

Killann

historical name

(English)

Killan

historical name

(English)

Glossary

coill

(also: coillidh, coillte, coille)

wood

Glossary of words commonly found in Irish placenames »

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the wood of the boar
Fuair an áit seo a hainm Béarla as William Bailie, Albanach a fuair tailte anseo sa bhliain 1610
English

the wood of the boar
The English name comes from William Bailie, a Scot who was granted lands in this area in 1610

Archival records

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Text records

1652	Kilacolly, alias Bailieborrough	· Nat. Hist. Ireland
1709	Bailieborrow, <i>alias</i> Ballycally	· Carvaghs, 48	2 Carvaghs
1720	Kilcally	· Schools and Scholars of Breifne, Léarscáil Bowen
1836	Moybolgue R.	· Seward Top. Hib.:AL, Ca006,2
1836	Baillieborough	· Seward Top. Hib.:AL, Ca006,2
1836	Moybollogue Ph	· Coote Co. Survey:AL, Ca006,2
1836	Bailieborough	· dúch dearg:AL, Ca006,2	"See general book" [dúch dearg];
1836	Bailieborough (Ph) alias Moybolgue	· Rec. Name:AL, Ca006,2
1836	[Bailieborough]	· Desc. Rem.:AL, Ca006,1	"It is in the diocese of Kilmore & province of Armagh"..."Irish Eccles. Regr. 1824"..."The town of Bailieborough is in this parish." [Desc. Rem.];
1836	[Bailieborough]	· Situation:AL, Ca006,1	"The parish of Bailieborough or Moybologue is in the barony of Clonkee"..." H.C.P.R." [Situation];
1836	Moybollogue Ph	· Coote Co. Survey:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Baileborro'	· Co. Table:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Killanna	· Commonwealth Survey:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Bailiburrow	· Inq. C I:AL, Ca006,1	"Kilcolhie is known by the name of Bailiburrow" [Inq. C. I];
1836	Bailieborough (Ph) alias Moybolgue	· Rec. Name:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Magh bolg, 'plain of the sacks'	· OD:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Moybolge V. Ph	· Eccl. Annals 1626:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Moybolge V.	· Eccl. Annals 1620:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Moybolgue R. & V.	· Carlisle Top Dic:AL, Ca006,1	["R"="Rectory"; "V"="Vicarage"];
1836	Moybolgue R.	· Beaufort:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Moybolgue R.	· Beauf. Mem.:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Bailyborough (Town)	· Beauf. Mem.:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Moybologue (also called)	· Pop. Rep. 1821:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Bailieborough Parish	· Pop. Rep. 1821:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Bailyborough (Town)	· Beaufort:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Bailieborough R. & V.	· Irish Eccl. Reg. 1824:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Bailieborough Town	· Carlisle Top Dic:AL, Ca006,1
1836	Bailieboro	· HCER 1826:AL, Ca006,2
1836	Baileborough	· GJ Cess List:AL (Ca), Ca006,2
1891	Aonach Cille Calthaigh, ‘the Fair of Bailieboro'’	· Iris. na G., Volume IV, 76	< Brian Mac Séafraidh, Maigh nEalta