Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Cíllin
Point of Killeen
Killeen Local
Description:
A district comprising the townland of Carhooroo in Kilcummin and a portion of Killannin Parish.
Situation:
On the southern verge of Kilcummin and Killannin parishes between Greatmans Bay and Coshla Bay.
Information From Joyce's Place Names
Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Kill alone is the name of more than a score of places in various counties: in most cases it stands for cill, a church: but in some it is for coill, a wood.
Townland Information
What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169