BROWSE
townland
Ros na Coille
genitive: Ros na Coille
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Rossnakilla
(English)

Glossary

coill, coillidh, coillte, coille
English wood
English (wooded) height; wood; promontory

Centrepoint

51.8415, -8.97589latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1656
Rossnakilly
CS VI Leathanach: 319
1660c
Rossnekilly
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 78
1771
Rossnakilly
CGn. Leathanach: 288.172.188361
1811
Rossnakilly
Bath
1826
Rosnakilly
TAB
1841
Russnikilla
Brown, G.:AL (Co)
1841
Rusnakilly
BS:AL
1841
Rosnekilly
DS:AL
1841
Ros na cille, wood of the church
OD:AL
1841
ros na coilledh ?
pl OC:AL
1841
Russnikilla
Pres. Bk., 1840:AL

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