placenamesCoshlea
Cois Sléibhe
Lewis recorded a hospital with an accident ward and dispensary built in 1836.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cois Sléibhe · Irish · main form · validated name
- Coshlea · English · main form
Place & story
Care alongside the market town
Kilfinane acquired a fever hospital in 1836 at a reported cost of £700, according to Samuel Lewis’s account published the following year. An accident ward and dispensary were attached. Lewis also recorded substantial repairs to the market house in 1836. These projects document investment in care and civic buildings in a town serving the farming district of Coshlea, written Costlea in his text. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Coshlea. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilfinane: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.