Village Names & Meanings
Village/Townland | Irish Translation | Meaning |
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Abbeyquarter | Ceathramhadh na Mainistreach | Abbeyquarter |
Adarrig | Ath Dearg | Red Fort |
Arderra | Ard Doire | High Oak-wood |
Aughgloragh | Ath Glórach | Noisy Ford |
Ballyglass Lower | Baile Glas | Green Town |
Ballybeg | Baile Beag | Little Town |
Bargarriff | Bar Garbh | Rough Top |
Carrowbeg | Ceathramhadh Bheag | Small Quarter |
Carrowmore | Ceathramhadh Mhór | Great Quarter |
Carrowkeel East | Ceathramhadh Caol | Narrow |
Classaghroe | Clasach Ruadh | Red Trench |
Cloonbullig | Cluain Builg | Meadow of the Sack |
Cloontumper | Cluain Tiompar | Meadow of the Trough |
Coolnafarna | Cúl na Fearna | Back of the Alders |
Cultiaboe | Coillte Bó | Woods of the cows |
Curraun | Currán | Reaping Hook |
Curries | Curraigh | Moors |
Derreen | Doirinidhe | Little Oak-woods |
Derrintoghter | Doire an Tochair | Oak-wood of the Causeway |
Derryleagh | Doire Liath | Grey oak-wood |
Derrynacong | Doire na Cong | Oak-wood of the Strait |
Drimaderry | Druim a Doire | Ridge of the oak-wood |
Drimbaun | Druim Bán | White Ridge |
Gortnageeragh | Gort na gCaorach | Field of the Sheep |
Grallagh | Greallach | A Miry Place |
Gurraun | Gurrán | A Copse |
Gurteen | Goirtín | A Small Garden |
Hazelhill | Cealdrach | An old burial place |
Killunnagher | Cill Unachair | Unachar’s church |
Knockroe | Cnoc Ruadh | Red Hill |
Knockbrack | Cnoc Breac | Speckled Hill |
Leaghcarrow | Leath-cheathramhadh | Half Quarter |
Leo | Leamh | Elm Tree |
Lisduff | Lios Dubh | Black Fort |
Lavallyroe | Leath-Bhaile Ruadh | Red Half-town |
Logboy | Log Buidhe | Yellow Hollow |
Lurgan | Lurgan | Long Hill |
Moat | Móta | Moat |
Moneymore | Móin Mhó | Great Bog |
Poulacoppul | Poll a'Chapaill | Horse's Hole |
Redhill | Cnoc Ruadh | Red Hill |
Skreg | Screag | Rocky Ground |
Spaddagh | Spadach | Heavy Land |
Toanragee | Tóin re Gaoith | Bottom to the Wind |
Tullahaun | Tulachán | Hillock |
Tulrahan | Tulrohaun | Rowan's Hill |