Local Place Names, Bangor in Co. Mayo
Geesala Area
Anglicised Name | Grid Reference | Irish Name | Meaning |
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Doohoma | F 735 155 | Dumha Thuama | The mound of the sandbanks |
Geesala | F 759 198 | Gaoth Saile | Saltwater inlet |
Tullaghan Bawn | F 745 155 | Tullachán Bán | The small white hill |
Doolough | F 735 266 | Dumhach Loch | The land of the sand banks |
Roy | F 718 179 | Ráith | An earthen ring fort |
Bangor Area
Anglicised Name | Grid Reference | Irish Name | Meaning |
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Bangor | F 862 232 | Beannchar | A sharp peak |
Cloontakilla | F 864 253 | Cluainte Ciile | The copses of the church |
Glencullen | F 862 279 | Gleann Chuilinn | The holy glen |
Carrowmore Lake | F 845 295 | Loch na Ceathrú | The lake of the big quarter of land |
Carrafull | F 872 246 | Carraig a'Phoill | The rock of the hollow |