Aghnadore | Achadh na dobhair | Field of the Water |
Artibrannon | Ard tigh Brannon | The hill of Brennan’s house |
Ballee | Baile Liath | Grey townland |
Ballycloghan | Baile clochan | Townland of the stones |
Ballyclosh | Baile claise | Townland of the trench |
Ballygarvey | Baile garbhaich | Rough townland |
Ballyloughan | Baile lochan | Townland of the chaff or winnowing |
Ballywatermo | Baile uachtair maigh | Townland of the upper plain |
Bracknamuckley | Bruach na muclaigh | Bank of the piggeries. |
Breen | Bruidhen | Fairy palace |
Broughshane | Bruach Seain | Shane’s palace or fort. Probably built by Shane McBrien O’Neill. Lady Rose O’Neill (a grand-daughter of Shane) obtained from Charles II, a charter to hold a weekly market and two fairs each year in Broughshane. |
Cabragh | Cabrach | Bad land |
Caherty | Cathair tighe | Fortified house |
Cardonaghy |
Cathair Ua Donnchaidh |
O’Donaghy’s stone fort |
Carnlea | Carn laoigh | Cairn of calves |
Clinty | Cluainte | Meadows |
Crankill | Creamh coille | Wood of wild garlic |
Cullybackey | Cul a bacaigh | Corner of the lame people; perhaps an ancient hospital site. |
Dernaneagh | Doire na beacht | Oak-wood of the circle |
Drumbane | Druim ban | White hill-ridge |
Drumfane | Drum feine | Hill-ridge of the freeholders |
Drumrankin | Druim rinnceach | Hill-ridge of the dancing |
Drumraw | Druim Rath | Hill-ridge of the fort |
Dunclug | Dun cluig | Fort of the bell |
Dungall | Dun gall | Fort of the foreigners |
Dunnygarran | Dun na ngearran | Fort of the horses |
Eglish | Eaglais | A church |
Fenaghy | Fionn acadh | Fair field |
Finkiltragh | Fiodh an cealltrach | Wood of the cemetery |
Glenwherry | Gleann Choire | Glen of the whirlpool |
Gortfad | Gort fada | Long tilled field |
Inishamph | Inis ampal | Hungry island or river-holm |
Killyflugh | Cille fliuch | Swampy wood |
Killyless | Coille léas | Wood of the light |
Kinbally |
Ceann bealaigh |
Head of the pass |
Kirkinriola |
Cill con riogh laoigh |
Church of the hound of the warrior prince |
Knockanully |
Cnoc an ulaidhe |
Hill of the ancient monument |
Knockboy |
Cnock buidhe |
Yellow hill |
Legnagooly |
Lag na gcuaille |
The hollow of the poles or stakes |
Lisbreen |
Líos bruidhne |
Fort of the fairy palace |
Lisnacrogher |
Líos na crochaire |
Fort of the hangman |
Lisnamanny |
Líos na manach |
Fort of the monks |
Lisnamurrican |
Líos Ua Muireagan |
O’Muireanan’s fort – The Clan Muireagan held the territory of Glenwherry and Racavan. |
Lisrodden | Lios rodain | Fort of the little road |
Monaghan |
Muineachan |
Little thickets or scrogues |
Moneydollog |
Muine dealg |
Thorny thicket |
Racavan |
Rath cabhan |
Fort of the little hill |
Teeshan |
Tigh sean |
Old house |
Tullygarley |
Tullach garlaigh |
Hill of the urchin |
Tullykittag |
Tulach ciotog |
Left-handed hill |
Tullynahinnion |
Tulach na h-inneoin |
Hill of the anvil |