BROWSE
townland
Na Cealla
genitive: na gCeall
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Kells
(English)

Glossary

English church

Centrepoint

52.9605, -9.01012latitude, longitude
Irish Grid (with letter)
Computing...
Irish Grid (without letter)
Computing...
Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM)
Computing...

Archival records

scanned image

Historical references

1350c
na gcell
CThoir. Leathanach: 1, 190
1644
Killa alias Kellis
Inchiquin Leathanach: 347, 1066
1650c
sliocht na gCeall
LM Leathanach: 239
1650c
Síol mBriain na gCeall
LM Leathanach: 343
1650c
Domhnall na gCeall
LM Leathanach: 346
1650c
Geinealach Síl Bhriain na gCeall
LM Leathanach: 380
1659
Kells
Cen. Leathanach: 176
1660c
Killmalrett
BSD (Cl) Leathanach: 507
1666
Killmalrett
ASE Leathanach: 98, 39
1685
Kilmalrett
Hib. Del.
1699
Kells
Inchiquin Leathanach: 547, 1541
1728
Kells
Inchiquin Leathanach: 417, 1295
1763
Kells
Inchiquin Leathanach: 582, 1643
1775
Kells
Inchiquin Leathanach: 420, 1303
1781
Kells alias Carrynakelly
Inchiquin Leathanach: 424, 1305
1787
Kells Ho.
Pelham (Cl)
1787
Kilmalrett
Pelham (Cl)
1801
Kells
Inchiquin Leathanach: 618, 1820
1839
Kells
BS:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kells
O'Brien, Rev. M.:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kilmalrett
Engraved Co. Map:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kilmarlett
CM:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kells
Clare Long Panel 1838:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Killmalrett
DS Trace:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kells
Query Bk. 1838:AL (Cl) Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kellys
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Cealla
"It means churches" [dúch];
O'Brien Pedig.:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kilmalret
Tronsdell, Rev. H.:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kilmalret
"Kilmalret said to be the old name" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kilmarlett
CM:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kells
Clare Petty Jury Panel 18 Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Cealla
"malret" [pl];
pl:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kilmalret
"Kilmalret said to be the old name" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Kells
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
[Kells]
"8 forts in this townland" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Cl058,53
1839
Cealla
In this Parish is situated the townland of Kells, in Irish Cealla, in which there was formerly a Church... OD
LSO (Cl) Leathanach: I, 46/123
1852
Ceallaibh
Tribes Ir. Leathanach: 78
1992
ˈkelz
Áit.

Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.

Archival and research material provided on this site may be used, subject to acknowledgement. Issues regarding republication or other permissions or copyright should be addressed to logainm@dcu.ie.

Open data

Application programming interface (API)

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
API key required to access data
More about the Logainm API

Linked Logainm

Formats: RDF | RDF N3 | RDF JSON | RDF XML

Operated by Digital Repository of Ireland
More about Linked Logainm

Subunits