Kimmage
Please note: This location is an approximation based on historical maps.
Name Derivation
Name Derivation
The name ‘Kimmage’ first appeared soon after the Norman Conquest in various and strange spellings, including ‘Kamiuche, Kemige, Camysh, Cammuce obviously an attempt by the Anglo-Normans to pronounce the Gaelic ‘Cam Uisce (‘Winding Water’) which they wrote down phonetically in various forms. The ‘Winding Water’ is, of course, the River Poddle or old City Watercourse on whose banks this long strip of townland developed.
Appears in Maps
Placename Details
| Irish Name: Camaigh |
| Current Name: Kimmage |
| Type: Area |
| Area:
Kimmage |
| Year first mentioned: 1769< |