BROWSE
townland
Coillidh Bhuaile
genitive: Choillidh Bhuaile
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Killywilly
(English)

Glossary

buaile, buailidh
English cattle-fold, summer-pasture
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    wood of (the) cattle-fold, summer pasture
    coillidh—foirm de coill atá comónta i logainmneacha an tuaiscirt

  • English

    wood of (the) cattle-fold, summer pasture
    coillidh—a form of coill common in northern placenames

Centrepoint

54.1127, -7.54641latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1609
Killi[..]lly
doiléir, ach d'fhéadfaí Killivelly a léamh, b'fhéidir
MEC Uimhir: 4.19
1610
Killevallie
CPR Leathanach: 386a
1652
Killevullin
Comm. Surv.
1654
Kelewolin
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 1 Car. II
1660c
Killycullen
BSD
1661
Killewooley
Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 1 Car. II
1666
Killyvelly
ASE Leathanach: 81
1709
Killevally
Carvaghs Leathanach: 7
1761
Killywilly
Freeholders (Ca) Uimhir: 272
1836
Kelewolin
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Ca020,75
1836
Killywilly
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca020,75
1836
Killawilly
Cess Bk:AL Leathanach: Ca020,75
1836
Killawilly
TAB Leathanach: Ca020,75
1836
Coill a bhuailidh
"mhuillin" [pl scriosta]; "mhullaigh" [pl scriosta]; "mhully" [pl scriosta];
dúch (scriosta):AL Leathanach: Ca020,75
1836
Coill a mhuillinn, 'wood of the mill'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca020,75
1836
Killywilly
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca020,75
1836
Coill a mhuillinn
Old Kennedy:AL Leathanach: Ca020,75
1836
Killevally
Printed List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca020,75
1836
Killewooley
Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Ca020,75
1836
Killyweely
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca020,75

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