An Choill Dubh

The townland of Blackwood occupies approximately 170 hectares in the Timahoe civil parish near Athy, situated within the vast Bog of Allen. Historical documentation spans five centuries, with the name first appearing as "The Blacwodd" in the Kildare Rental of 1518, suggesting medieval settlement origins in a landscape of bog and woodland. Crown Surveys and Patent Rolls of James I (early sevente...