BROWSE
townland
Coill na Coille Rua
genitive: Choill na Coille Rua
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Kilroewood
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood
rua, ruadh
English red; red place

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    Féach bf An Choill Rua.

  • English

    See bf An Choill Rua/Kilroe.

  • English

    the wood of An Choill Rua?

Centrepoint

52.3165, -8.01611latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1654
Killroe
CS I Leathanach: I.364,365,373
1654
Kilroe
CS I Leathanach: I.365,366
1655c
Killore
DS
1659
Keilroe
Cen. Leathanach: 312
1662
Kilroe
Inq. Leathanach: III.327
1665-6
Kyllroe
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 25
1666-7
Killroe
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 92
1840
Kilroe
BS:AL
1840
coill rua
pl:AL
1840
Coill ruadh
AL
1963-4
k′ɑiʟ′ˈruˈə
Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.35

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