Kildallan

Kildallan civil parish is situated in the Barony of Tullyhunco, County Cavan, Ireland.

Kildallan Church of Ireland (geograph 2915642)

Etymology

The name of the parish derives from Kildallan townland which is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Cill Dalláin meaning the 'Church of Dallán Forgaill'. The earliest surviving reference to the name is for the year 1475 in the 'Calendar of Papal Registers Relating To Great Britain and Ireland: Volume 13, 1471-1484', where it is spelled Kylldallan.[1][2] Another mention is in the Life of Saint Máedóc of Ferns complied 1536, where it is spelled as Cill Dalláin.[3]

Townlands

The townlands of Kildallan civil parish are Aghabane; Aghaweenagh; Aghnacreevy; Ardlougher; Bellaheady or Rossbressal; Bocade Glebe; Breandrum, Tullyhunco; Callaghs; Carn, Tullyhunco; Claragh; Claraghpottle Glebe; Cloncose; Clonkeen; Clontygrigny; Clooneen; Coolnashinny or Croaghan; Coragh; Cormeen; Cornaclea or Tawlagh; Cornacrum; Cornahaia; Cornasker; Derrinlester; Disert, Tullyhunco; Doogary; Dring townland; Drumbagh; Drumbinnis; Drumbo (Tullyhunco); Drumcanon; Drumcartagh or Diamondhill; Drumcase; Drumerdannan; Drumgoohy; Druminiskill; Drumlarah; Drummany; Drumminnion; Drummully East; Drummully West; Evlagh Beg; Evlagh More; Glasstown or Port; Gorteen (Gorteenagarry); Gortnacleigh; Greaghacholea; Keilagh; Kildallan townland; Killarah; Killygorman; Killygowan; Killygreagh; Kilnacross; Kiltynaskellan; Listiernan; Mackan; Makief; Mullaghdoo, Cavan; Mullaghmore, Tullyhunco; Mullaghmullan; Raleagh; Tonaloy; Tullynabeherny;

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References
  1. "Calendar of Entries in the Papal Register Relating to Great Britain and Ireland". 24 June 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. Plummer, Charles (24 June 2018). "Bethada Náem Nérenn = lives of Irish Saints". Oxford : Clarendon Press – via Internet Archive.
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