BROWSE
townland
Coill an Phoirt
genitive: Choill an Phoirt
(Irish)
Killaphort
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood
English port, bank, fort

Centrepoint

54.0594, -7.72057latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
UF Coill an Phoirt
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Coill-a’Phuirt = Wood of the bank or landing place. The Down Survey has Kilfurte and Kilfurt. "
Nóta
"Arch.Inventory: Rath. Towards the bottom of the N-facing slope of a drumlin (101). Rath. Towards the top of the S-facing slope of a drumling in mixed woodland (101). "
Nóta
1655
Kilfurte
DS
1655
Killfurt
DS
1659
Killtiporte
Cen. Leathanach: 562
1660c
Killfart
BSD Leathanach: 4
1685
Killfurt
Hib. Del.
1834?
Killafurtmore & beg
TAB Leathanach: (60:16/9) 29, 31
1836
Killyfurt
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Killyfurt
BS:AL
1836
Killafurt more
Larkin (Li)
1836
Killahurk
HCSR:AL 
1836
Kelfurt
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Relfurt
DS Map:AL
1836
Cill a poirt
pl:AL
1836
Coill a phoirt
wood of the bank'
OD:AL
1836
Killaphort
"See indexes." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL

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