BROWSE
townland
An Chaológ
genitive: na Caolóige
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Keylong
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the narrow strip of land?
    Cf. ‘riverside field’ ag Ó Dónaill s.v. ach sruthán níl le feiscint anseo. Baile fearainn caol fada atá ann; cf. bf An Chaológ/Killock, par. Bhaile Uí Chléireacháin.
    Caológ na gCanánach, ‘the narrow strip of land of the canons’, an leagan fada den ainm atá le feiscint in iontrálacha 1654, 1655, 1660c, 1664. Na hAgaistínigh na canónaigh atá i gceist.

  • English

    the narrow strip of land?
    Ó Dónaill has ‘riverside field’ s.v. caológ but there is no stream to be seen here. It is a long, narrow townland; cf. bf An Chaológ/Killock, par. Ballyclerahan.
    The long version of the name see in entries 1654, 1655, 1660c, 1664 is Caológ na gCanánach, ‘the narrow strip of land of the canons’. The name refers to the Augustinians.

Centrepoint

52.3971, -7.86674latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1654
Kealogenegananagh
CS I Leathanach: I.321,323,350, & rl
1654
Bohernekealoge, ('a lane called')
CS I Leathanach: I.321, 349
1654
Kealoge-Ballengeary
CS I Leathanach: I.322,360
1654
Kealoge, (the lands of Ballyngeary called')
CS I Leathanach: I.362
1655
Kealoghneganagh
DS (s) (TÁ)
DS (s) (TÁ)
1660c
Kealoghneganagh
BSD Leathanach: 147
1662
Kealeogebedlegie
Inq. Leathanach: III.325
1664
Killogenanagh
Inq. Leathanach: III.344
1750
Keloge
CGn. Leathanach: 138.570.96083
1778
Keyling
T&S Leathanach: 114
1791
Keylong
CGn. Leathanach: 431.177.279669
1840
Keylong alias Keylogue
BS:AL
1840
caolog, Kylong
pl:AL
1840
caológ, 'a narrow ridge'
AL
1952
'Perhaps Caol-Eang'
PN Decies Leathanach: 300
1985
keːˈlɑŋ
Áit.

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