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Hello, I am attempting to trace my Cork family ancestry and found United States naval records pertaining to my great grandfather John J Murphy, in 1890, in which he listed his next of kin Anna in a specific “city” in County Cork. The records appear to phonetically transcribe the place name, possibly Killeah McC….

Based on your knowledge of the Cork region, would anyone have an idea where he was referring to in the place listed in the attached images?
 

 

Place name in County Cork

Friday 10th Feb 2023, 11:23PM

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  • Approx. what year was John J Murphy born?
    Can you email me the document please.
    marg2ade@yahoo.co.uk

    I have searched for it and cannot see it.
    Thanks
    Margot

    Margot

    Saturday 11th Feb 2023, 02:18PM

  • Please post photograph of Document in full if possible as clip shown is useless.

    Frank Fahy

    Frank Fahy West Cork

    Sunday 12th Feb 2023, 08:23PM

  • It looks to me that it might be the townland now called Kealkill, about which you can find more info here:

    https://www.townlands.ie/cork/bantry/kilmocomoge/kealkill/kealkill/

    The Irish form of the name is An Chaolchoill (the "narrow wood"), but you can see at logainm.ie that it has been anglicized in many ways, including both Kealahill and Kealkill in the mid-19th century:

    https://www.logainm.ie/en/8501

     

    kevin45sfl

    Monday 13th Feb 2023, 01:07AM

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