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skill
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Killintown
« on: Wednesday 27 May 09 12:36 UTC (UK) »
Does anyone know anything about the origins of this townland near Multyfarnham, especially its original Irish name ?

Many thanks

skill
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Killin in Westmeath
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Barry, Grady in Cork
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Re: Killintown
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 16 June 09 08:12 UTC (UK) »
It may be bi-lingual. I ahve often come across such placenames with a bit of Anglisized irish and English. Town may be just that town/Townland and Killin can be a small Church or monastic cell and it can also be a little wood. The answer to your query will be found in the Donovan Letters for Westmeath which can be viewed in a Westmeath library. I have not found an Irish version of this placename in any placename books.
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Tom.
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Re: Killintown
« Reply #2 on: Friday 26 June 09 11:59 UTC (UK) »
Thanks, Tom.

According to a search on the Irish Placenames Commission's web-site, the name is English and the Irish name has yet to be confirmed. However, I will check the source you recommend - does anyone else have access to this or offer a look-up ?

My great great great grandfather Thomas Killin was born in the parish of Mullingar near the market town of Mullingar around 1787. I have been through the RC birth records for Mullingar parish and the only likely entry that I found was a Thomas Killeen born to Hugh Killeen and Mary Stuart in 1785. I found many records of Killins/Killens/Killeens/Killians and Killions in the RC parish BMD index at Westmeath County Library going back to around 1740, as well as reference to a John Killinge having two houses and three garden plots, including the "black bakehouse" in the Civil Survey of Mullingar as at 23rd October 1641. I am trying to ascertain whether Killintown may have been the place of origin of the Killin family of Mullingar, Westmeath, like Ballykilleen was the seat of the Killeen or O'Killeen family in Mayo. I also found references to leases of land to one William O'Killin at Creevebeg in Ballyloughloe, Westmeath, in 1503. Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated.

Kind regards

skill
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