Cill Dalláin/Kildallan

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Cill Dalláin

genitive: Chill Dalláin

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(Irish)

Kildallan

(English)

Capitalise

Glossary

cill

English church

Hierarchy

county

An Cabhán/Cavan

barony

Teallach Dhúnchadha/Tullyhunco

civil parish

Cill Dalláin/Kildallan

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the church of Dallán; the church of the blind person?
Dallán — ainm pearsanta < dall
English

the church of Dallán; the church of the blind person?
Dallán — personal name < dall, 'blind'

Centrepoint

54.0635, -7.55809latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1836	Cill Dalláin, 'St Dallan's church' "Ecclesia Dallani" [dúch];	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca028,96 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Kildallan "The sappers picked up from vulgar tradition that St. Dallan was killed here because the name is Kill-dallan!!" [dúch scriosta];	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca028,96 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Kildallen "See parish name page 2" [dúch];	BS:AL Leathanach: Ca028,96 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Kildollan	Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca028,96 Commonwealth Survey, foinse in AL (Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook)
1836	Kildallin	Co. Table:AL Leathanach: Ca028,96 Foinse in AL - County Table 1824 Bliain: 1832-40
1836	Kildallan	DS:AL Leathanach: Ca028,96 Down Survey (1656-1658), foinse in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks
1836	[Kildallan] "The parish church is situated near the N. side of this townland. It is a good modren [sic] building capable of containing 800 people in the church yard. The Protestants inter their dead and in a small grave yard 4 chains S. of the church the R.C. inhabitants inter theirs. Tradition says that Saint Allan or Dallan was killed in this spot. There is not the least vest[..]e of any walls that might lead to suppose there were ever a church or abbey in it." [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca028,96 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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