Killymorgan, County Tyrone
Origin
Ir. Coill Uí Mhuireagáin ‘Ó Muireagáin’s wood’
Background
As always with the element kill in place-names, without some corroborative evidence, it is virtually impossible to state with certainty whether it refers to coill ‘wood’ or cill ‘church, churchyard’. However, one would generally expect to find some historical references to a church or burial ground in the area had there been such. There are no references to any structures of ecclesiastical significance within the townland, and while the Ordnance Survey Memoirs report that there are no natural woods in the parish, young plantations are numerous (OSM 20, 46) and therefore coill is more appropriate here. In Ireland, importation of the Welsh surname Morgan has resulted in the assimilation to Ó Muireagáin (among others). The form therefore might be Coill Uí Mhuireagáin ‘Ó Muireagáin’s wood’.
References
FKAdditional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (?)Kilmergan | 1621 | CPR Jas I 468b |
| Killemorgan | 1655c | Civ. Surv. iii 310 |
| (?)Kilmoragan | 1661 | Inq. Ult. (Tyrone) $19 Car. II |
| Killmurgan | 1666 | HMR Tyr. (2) 222 |
| ~Coill Uí Mhuireagáin - Morgan''s Wood | 1833c | J O'D (OSNB) 129:No.25 |
| Killymorgan (x 3, Manr Moyner/B''gawley, Stewart) | 1834c | OSNB: gen. sources 129:No.25 |
| Kyllymorgan (Sir Hugh Stewart) | 1834c | Proprietor (OSNB) 129:No.25 |
| Killymorgan | 1835 | OSM xx 54 |
| Killymorgan (115a arable) | 1835c | OSM xx 57 |
| ~Coill Ui Morgain - Morgan''s wood | 1920c | TNCT 14 |
- Barony
- Clogher
- Parish
- Errigal Keerogue
- Parish in 1851
- Errigal Keerogue
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 20723
- Place name type
- T