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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the crest of Mac Í
Mac Í — ainm pearsanta (naoimh); féach Corpus Genealogiarum Sanctorum Hiberniæ
Is léir ar an bhfianaise stairiúil is luaithe, e.g. 'Tir meicc I' (1180c), gurbh é Tír Mhic Í, 'the land of Mac Í', an t-ainm ó cheart; is cosúil gur tuigeadh níos déanaí gurbh é an focal cíor, sa chiall 'iomaire, mullach', a bhí sa chéad eilimint agus é ag tagairt don sliabh (.i. Sliabh Chíor Mhic Í) - English
the crest of Mac Í
Mac Í — personal name (saint's name); see Corpus Genealogiarum Sanctorum Hiberniæ
The earliest evidence, e.g. 'Tir meicc I' (1180c), shows that the original name was Tír Mhic Í, 'the land of Mac Í'; it appears that the first element was later understood to be the word cíor, 'crest, ridge', referring to the mountain (i.e., Sliabh Chíor Mhic Í/Kirikee Mountain)
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Historical references
1162 -80 |
Tiri meicei
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1175c |
Tir meicc I
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1263 |
Tyrmecthy
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1567 |
Kyrreby
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1569 |
Kirrebye
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1573 |
Kirikie
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1617 |
Kirikee
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1623 |
Keirkie
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1641 |
Kirkee
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1641 |
Kirreke
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1660c |
Kerryhy
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1668 |
Kearkey
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1760 |
Keerakee
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1766c |
Kereker
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1818 |
Keerakee
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1819 |
Keedakee
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1821 |
Carrickee
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1822 |
Keerakee Bridge
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1825 |
Kirakee
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1838 |
Cauryfeagh & Kerrykee
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1839 |
Keikee
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Allen Nevill Map:AL (CM) Leathanach: CM062,32
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1839 |
Kirrakea
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BS:AL Leathanach: CM062,32
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1839 |
Kirakea
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Fagan, W.B.:AL Leathanach (AL): CM062,32
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1839 |
Kirakee
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Guinness:AL Leathanach (AL): CM062,32
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1839 |
Kirikee
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Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: CM062,32
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1839 |
Kirikee
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OD:AL Leathanach: CM062,32
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1839 |
Ciric / Carraic Aodha, 'Hugh's rock'
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OD:AL Leathanach: CM062,32
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1839 |
Ciric Aodha?
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pl:AL Leathanach: CM062,32
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1839 |
Kirakea
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Smyth, J.:AL (CM) Leathanach (AL): CM062,32
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1844 |
Keerakee
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1932 |
Some suggestions about Wicklow placenames made to me by Nioclás Toibín of Carlow (native speaker from Co. Waterford):...'Cior an chíche' ('the crest of the pap'? cf. 'an dá chíche', 'the Paps', a mountain in Kerry). (172-3)
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