BROWSE
townland
Cill Ghruaige Bheag
genitive: Chill Ghruaige Bheag
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Kilgrogy Beg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
English church

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    church of (the) hair, rank vegetation
    Pléitear an logainm seo go mion in Logainmneacha na hÉireann II, 145–7.

  • English

    church of (the) hair, rank vegetation
    This placename is discussed in Logainmneacha na hÉireann II, 145–7.

Centrepoint

52.2794, -7.90676latitude, longitude
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Historical references

k′aɪl′ˈɣruəg′ə/ /k′aɪl′ˈɣroːg′ə
Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.35
1583
Kilgrogy
F Leathanach: 4264
1601
Kilgrowge
F Leathanach: 6521
1632
Kilgroggie
Inq. Leathanach: II.46
1639
Killgrogymore
Inq. Leathanach: III.239
1639
Kigrogiebegge, Kigrogibegge
Inq. Leathanach: III.247
1654
both Kilgrogies
CS I Leathanach: 334
1654
Kilgrogie
CS I Leathanach: 335, 336
1654
Kilgrogiemore
CS I Leathanach: 336, 338, 339
1654
Kilgrogiebegg
CS I Leathanach: 338, 339
1654
Kilgrogiebeg
CS I Leathanach: 338
1655c
Killgrogirnore, Killgrogibeg
DS (s) (TÁ)
1660c
Killgrogirnore (let.-imore), Killgogibeg
BSD Leathanach: 142
1665-6
Kyllgrogy
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 24
1666-7
Killegrogye
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 88
1667
Killgrogymore
ASE Leathanach: 136
1670
Killgrogybegg
ASE Leathanach: 225
1703
Kilgroginmore
ASE Leathanach: 369
1713
Kilgrogy
CGn. Leathanach: 11.304.4593
1778
Kilgrouge
T&S Leathanach: 121
1840
Kilgrogy-beg, -more
BS:AL
1840
cill gruaige, no church here
pl:AL
1840
Cill Gruaige mór, beag
AL
1952
Cill Gruaige, 'Neither trace nor tradition of church site could be found'
PN Decies Leathanach: 295
1985
ˌkɪlˈgruːgiː
Áit.
1985
ˌkɪlˈgrɑgiː
Áit.

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