Cahal Dallat:-
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Artigoran |
Ard tigh Gorain | The hill of Goran’s house |
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Ballaghmore |
Bealach mor | Great mountain-pass |
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Ballyboyland |
Baile buidhe lann or Baile O’Baoghaileain |
Townland of the yellow church or Boylan’s townland |
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Ballybrakes |
Baile breac | Speckled townland |
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Ballycormick |
Baile Cormaic | Cormac’s townland |
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Ballygan |
Baile gceann |
Townland of the heads
*Perhaps a place like Knocknagin (the hill of the heads) in Co. Derry, where the O’Cahans executed their O’Mullan prisoners. |
| Ballygobbin | Baile gCubbin | St. Cuthbert’s townland |
| Ballynamenagh | Baile na meadonach | The middle townland |
| Ballymoney | Baile muine | Townland of the shrubbery or brake |
| Ballynacree | Baile na criche | Townland of the boundary |
| Ballynamoney | Baile na muine | Townland of the shrubbery |
| Ballypatrick | Baile Padraic | St. Patrick’s townland |
| Ballyrobin | Baile robaila | Townland of the plundering |
| Ballywindleland | Baile uingle land | Townland of the ounce *
Townlands in Scotland paid an ounce of silver to the Norse overlord. Ounce land was divided into 18 parts called pennylands. Ballyliffin in Donegal is Baile leith phinginn — of the half-pennyland |
| Bendooragh | Bun dorach | Foot of the thickets |
| Bravallen | Bruach alainn | Beautiful fortified residence |
| Breckagh | Breac ach | Speckled field |
| Cabra | Cabrach | Rough bad land |
| Calhame | Coll cheim | Hazel pass |
| Carnany | Cam eanaigh | Cairn of the pass or path |
| Carneatly | Cam Natluaigh | Natluaig’s cairn |
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Claughey |
Clochach |
Stony place |
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Colbreen |
Cul bruidhne |
Corner of the fairy place or corner of the stench |
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Coldagh |
Cul daibhche |
Comer of the vat or of the land measure of four acres. |
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Conagher |
Conachaire |
Place of the hunting |
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Craigatempin |
Carriag an tiompain |
Rock of the hillock |
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Cross |
Crois |
Cross, usually a market-cross |
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Cubbindall |
Copan daille |
Blindman’s hollow |
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Culdoo |
Cul dubh |
Black corner — probably peaty soil |
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Culramoney |
Cul na muine |
Comer of the shrubbery |
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Currysheskin |
Currach seiscein |
Sedgy marsh |
| Drukendalt | Droichead dolta |
The bridge with arches as distinct from earlier bridges which were made with flat stones and were known as clapper bridges |
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Drumaheglis |
Drum na h-eaglaise |
Hill-ridge of the church |
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Drumahiskey |
Drum a h-eisce |
Hill ridge of the quagmire |
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Drumard |
Druim ard |
High hill-ridge |
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Drumnamallaght |
Druim na mallacht |
Hill-ridge of the curse |
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Drumskea |
Druim sceiche |
Hill-ridge of the white-thom |
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Drumreagh |
Druim riabhach |
Grey hill-ridge |
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Dunaverney |
Dun an fearna |
Fort of the alders |
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Enagh |
Aonach |
A fair or assembly |
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Faranlessary |
Fearann leath seisreach |
District of the half ploughland |
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Garryduff |
Garraidh dubh |
Black garry or garden: a reference no doubt to the peaty soil |
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Glebe |
Church land |
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| Glenlough |
Gleann an loch |
Glen of the lough |
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Glenstall |
Gleann stiall |
Glen of the strip of land |
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Heagles |
Eaglais |
Church |
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Inshinagh |
Uinseann achadh |
Place of ash-trees |
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Killyrammer |
Coille reamhar |
Thick wood |
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Leek |
Leac |
Flagstone or flat stone |
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Leitrim |
Liath druim |
Grey hill-ridge |
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Lislagan |
Lios lagain |
Fort of the lakelet |
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Macfin |
Baile magh fionn |
Townland of the fair plain |
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Moneycannon |
Muine ceannainne |
Shrubbery of the white-faced cow |
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Moneygobbin |
Muine gCubbin |
St Cuthbert’s shrubbery |
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Polintamney |
Poll an tamhnaimh |
Pool of the grassy field |
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Roseyards |
Ros ard |
High wood |
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Seacon |
Suidhe Choin |
Con’s seat or residence |
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Semicock |
Suidhe Mocuaic |
Seat or residence of St. Mocuag |
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Stranocum |
Srath an abhainn cam |
River island or the crooked river |
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Taghey |
Teach Aoidh |
Hugh’s house |