BROWSE
townland
Baile na Coille
genitive: Bhaile na Coille
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Woodtown
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Hierarchy

county

barony

municipal district

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

52.2797, -6.57039latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1654–6
Woodtowne
DS
1655
Woodtowne (Jesper Prendergast)
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 136
1669
Woodtowne (Anglesey)
ASE Leathanach: 202
1670
Woodtowne (Pat. Betagh)
ASE Leathanach: 224
1690c
Woodtowne (Anglesy)
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 36
1690c
Woodtowne (Wm. Bradford)
Quit Rent (LG) Leathanach: 37
1830c
Woodtown
TAB Leathanach: 11
1840
[Woodtown] "…an ancient well at west side of townland called 'St Mannon's Well'."
Desc. Rem.:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 66
1840
Woodtown
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 66
1840
Woodtown
Cullen, Rev. P. :AL (LG) (Cill Moninne)
1840
Woodtown
Hickey, Rev.:AL (LG) (Cill Moninne)
1840
Woodtown
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 66
1840
Woodtown
Rochford, M.:AL (LG)

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