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An Chúil Íseal
genitive: na Cúile Ísle
(Irish)
Cooleeshil or Richfort
(English)
Centrepoint
53.6803, -7.7198latitude, longitude
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Historical references
1612 |
Coolle-Ishill
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
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1620 |
Coweishell (Faghny McConnell Farrall)
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CPR Leathanach: 481b
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1629 |
Coolejshell
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1654-56 |
Cooleisk in the barony of Ardagh
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CS X Leathanach: 48
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1659 |
Lower Cooles hill
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1659 |
Upper Coolees hill
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c.1660 |
upper Coolishell and Drumbane
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BSD Leathanach: 149
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c.1660 |
Coolishill
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BSD Leathanach: 149
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1666 |
Upper-Cullishell and Drombane
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ASE Leathanach: 127
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1686 |
Coolishill (James Barkeley and Rebecca his wife)
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CG Leathanach: 44b
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1760 |
Cooleeshill
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Grand Jury of Longford Leathanach: 61
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1813 |
Cooleshill
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1813 |
Richfort
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1836 |
Richfort
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1836 |
Coolishale
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1836 |
Richfort (this is in Coolishale)
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1836 |
Cul Íseal, “low back”
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1836 |
Cúl Iseal
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1836 |
See Boeeshil in other counties
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1836 |
...three Danish forts...
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2008 |
ˈritʃfoːrt
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