Placename :
Kilburne
In Irish : Cill Bhairrinn
Administrative Unit : Parish
Pronunciation Audio File
Administrative Details:
Description:
The small parish does not share its name (of ecclesiastical origin) with a townland as the vast majority of parishes do. Consequently the name (Cill Bhoirinn) is not in popular use. Neither is the meaning of the name very clear. O’Donovan renders it - Church of the Rocky Place. Dineen gives boirne as the genitive of
boireann. Apparently there is a double genitive. The parish is referred to as: “Kilburren als Churche
Burrin� in an Inquisition of James I., “Kilburne� in the Regal Visitation Books of the early 17th century,
and “Boryn� and “Breyne� in the Taxation of Pope Nicholas (1302-6).
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Parish Location Map:
Townlands:
Ballycashin,
Bawnfune,
Butlerstown North,
Butlerstown South,
Knockeen,
Lisduggan,
Munmahoge,
Orchardstown,
Towergare,
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