BROWSE
townland
Cúil an Bhuachaláin
genitive: Chúil an Bhuachaláin
(Irish)
Coolaboghlan
(English)

Glossary

English corner, nook

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the corner, nook of the ragwort

    Tagann cuid mhaith tagairtí stairiúla anuas chugainn. Díol spéise, freisin, fuaimniú áitiúil amháin .i. 1997 /ˌkuːləˈbuːglən/ a chur i gcomparáid le bf Bróglach (#28371), nach bhfuil ach 2km slí siar uaidh seo.

    Measaimid gurb é an lus buachalán atá sa cháilitheoir anseo. Ach díol spéise an sloinne a luann Ó hUidhrín leis an dúiche teorantach lastuaidh (1400c):

    Tuath ríogha Rátha Droma
    ní tuil innti a hiothlanna
    cosg orchra cuanna a cabháin
    tolcha buadha Uí Bhaothghaláin

    (Topographical Poems, líne 997–1000)

    Tuath ... Rátha Droma’ = 1563c ‘Tovoradrummon’ Cotton Map = bf Ráth Dromainne (#41940) i mbarúntacht an Daingin Íochtaraigh (UF). Cf., b’fhéidir, muintir Boland sa cheantar céanna i gContae Uíbh Fhailí agus Boland i Móinteach Mílic. Cf. leis 1821 ‘William Boaghely’ in bf Baile Mhic Giolla Chaoin (#28630) 6km soir uaidh seo.

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:
    Ainm ‘quarter’ ab ea é seo. Tagairtí eile dó is ea 1593 ‘Clanmurchoe alias Coulbohelan’, 1607 ‘Clanmorchowe alias Cowlevoghlan’, 1608/9 ‘the quarter of Clanmorchowe alias Cowlevoghlan’ 78 < Clann Mhurchú (?) “the descendants of Murcha”. Is minic clann-ainmneacha mar mhalairt ainm ar na seancheathrúna seo, m.sh. Clann Con Maí, Clann Chearúill, Clann Mochua (?).

Centrepoint

53.1638, -7.52732latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1569
Culboghelan
Murtagh O'Dun
F Leathanach: 1337
1570
Colbolan
Moriertagh O'Doyn
F Leathanach: 1570
1582
Cowlewochellan
Mortagh O Doyn
F Leathanach: 3840
1593
Clanmurchoe alias Coulbohelan
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 167
1601
Cowlebohalaine
Murtagh O Dunn
F Leathanach: 6523
1607
Coolevoghan; Coulvoghlan
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 15
1607
Cuilivoholan
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 30
1607
Clanmorchowe alias Cowlevoghlan
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 5
1608–9
Cowlevoghlan
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 78
1608–9
Cowlevoghelane
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 83
1609
Clanmorchowe or Cowlevoghalane
CPR Leathanach: 123
1609
Cowlevoghalane, Clanmorchowe or
CPR Leathanach: 123
1622
Cowilbouchlane
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 110
1627
Coolevolane; Coolevolane alias Cooleholane
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 176
1642
Coulbohelane
John Dunne
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 191r
1648
Coolebuokelan
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 126
1659
Coolbollain
Cen. Leathanach: 505
1660c
Part of Cullebohallane
BSD (La) Leathanach: 122
1660c
Cullebohallan
BSD (La) Leathanach: 123
1662
Calliwolan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 2 C II
1682
Coolebohilan
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 136
1685
Coolyvoghlan
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 138
1695
Coolvoyghellan
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 139
1719
Coolboghilan
CGn. Leathanach: 23.347.13642
1774-9
Cooleboghlan
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 144
1810
Coleboghillan otherwise Coolenebohillan
CGn. Imleabhar: 610, Leathanach: 428, Uimhir: 427877
1812
Coolaboughlan
Leet Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 179
1824
Cooleboughlan
TAB
1832
Coolevolan
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 146
1838
Coolaboghland
Map (Dunne, Gen.):AL Leathanach: La036,24
1838
Cúl a buachalláin, 'back of the ragweed'
OD:AL Leathanach: La036,24
1838
Cool a boághlan
pl:AL Leathanach: La036,24
1838
Coolaboghland
BS:AL Leathanach: La036,24
1838
Coolaboghland
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: La036,24
1997
ˌkuːləˈbuːglən
Áit. Uimhir : C894b2
2005
kuːləˈbuiklən
Áit.
2005
kuːləˈbuːklən
Áit.

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