Coill na Tuaireach

Coill na Tuaireach, meaning "Wood of the North," was named for the forested terrain characteristic of this townland in the Imokilly barony of Cork. The name reflects the Irish landscape classification system that identified communities by their natural surroundings, with "coill" denoting woodland and "tuaireach" referring to northern orientation. Kilnatoora's recorded history centers on Kilnato...