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Coill an Ó

genitive: Choill an Ó

validated name

(Irish)

Wood of O

(English)

Glossary

coill

(also: coillidh, coillte, coille)

wood

Glossary of words commonly found in Irish placenames »

Explanatory note

English

the wood of the —

Irish Grid

N 38728 27921

Archival records

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Scanned records

Text records

1550	Noy wodd of	· Offaly Survey
1612	silva vocat' Oe	· Inq. Lag., 7 J I
1639	One, wood called	· Inq. Lag., 44 C I
1659	O Kilclonfarte	· Cen., 435
1837	The Owe	· S&V:AL
1837	Eo-choill	· OD:AL
1837	The O' is a corruption of O'Phaley. It was formerly called the wood of O'Phaley from its being in the possession of that sept.	· Desc. Rem.:AL
1837	Wood of O	· Cox Map 1748:AL
1837	The Owe	· Co. Treas.:AL
1837	Wood of O	· BS:AL