BROWSE
townland
Na Coillíní
genitive: na gCoillíní
(Irish)
Killenny
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the little woods?

    Tá bunús an logainm seo an-amhrasach. Níl aon fhianaise a thacódh le cill “church” mar aicmitheoir mar a mholann an Donnabhánach. Thabharfadh cuid de na foirmeacha stairiúla an défhoghar /~əi/ le fios sa dara siolla. Ach más défhoghar a bhí ann is deacair an t-athrú béime ón siolla seo go dtí an chéad siolla a thuiscint. Cf., b’fhéidir, an fuaimniú áitiúil 1960 /ˈkinit̪iˑ/ < Cionn Eitigh (/~kʹiˈɴetʹɪ/ sa Ghaeilge) (#2033) in Éile Uí Chearúill (UF 36), inar aistrigh béim an ghutha go dtí an siolla tosaigh — ach tabhair faoi deara gur siollaí gairide atá sa logainm áirithe sin.

    Réitíonn coillíní “little woods” le fuaimniú an lae inniu agus le formhór na bhfoirmeacha stairiúla, cé gur dócha go mbeimis ag súil le rian ní ba shoiléire den iarmhír -ín. Cf. bf Na Coillíní (#28513) i mbarúntacht an tSráidbhaile.

Centrepoint

52.8833, -6.9773latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Killina
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 109
1549
a wood in Kildownan, Killyna and Sliewtomarre
F Leathanach: 249
1564c
Killyny and garrnmclane
Survey
1655
Killyny
DS
1659
Killeny
Cen. Leathanach: 500
1660c
Killyney
BSD (La) Leathanach: 80
1666
Killeyney
ASE Leathanach: 69
1685
Killyney
Hib. Del.
1837
Killenny
BS:AL Imleabhar: LA032, Leathanach: 41
1837
Killeny
Bar. Cons.:AL Imleabhar: La032, Leathanach: 41
1837
Killenye
= bf, par Killenny (#1441)
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Imleabhar: La032, Leathanach: 41
1837
Killeeny
= bf Killeany (#27840)
Inq. J I:AL Imleabhar: La032, Leathanach: 41
1837
Cill Einne, 'St Enny's Church'
OD:AL Imleabhar: La032, Leathanach (AL): 41
1837
Killeney
HCSV:AL Imleabhar: La032, Leathanach: 41
2006
ˈkilini
(Not an address)
Áit.

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