BROWSE
townland
Coill an Rú
genitive: Choill an Rú
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Killyrue
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    wood of —
    Ní léir brí (‘red colour'? < rubha, 'point, headland'?) anseo

  • English

    wood of —
    The meaning of (‘red colour'? < rubha, 'point, headland'?) is unclear here

Centrepoint

54.0408, -7.03531latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1643c
Killarow
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 194
1643c
Killer[.]e
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 162
1652
Killerooe
Comm. Surv.
1709
Killererea
6 Carvaghs
Carvaghs Leathanach: 52
1836
Coill a ru//th
"Orthog:?" [OD Nóta];
pl:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Coill a' rubha, 'wood of the rue'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Coillte an rubha?
dúch (scriosta):AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Keillor[..]e
DS Map:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Kelloriee
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Killareu
GJ Assess. 1824:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Killarue
Brown, Dr:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Killere[re]a
List 1790 (Act of Parl.):AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Killory
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Killyrew
TCB:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Killyrue
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Killyrue
Church Clerk:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Killyrue
Custom:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Killyrue
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43
1836
Killy-rue
"Prond Killy-rue" [dúch];
pron.:AL Leathanach: Ca017,43

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