Townland Meanings

KILLORGLIN ARCHIVE RETOUCHING CLASS
19th.Century, Killorglin, Townlands in Killorglin Parish
Anglicised spelling Irish English translation Example
agha, aghy, aghey, augha achadh field Aghalee, Aughagower
ard ard high/height Ardglass
ath áth ford Athlone
bally baile homestead/settlement Ballymena
bally, balla(gh), bella(gh) bealach pass/passage Ballyclare, Ballaghmore
bane, baun, bain bán white Strabane, Cregganbaun, Kinbain
beg beag small Carrickbeg
bel, bell béal mouth/rivermouth Belfast
ben, bin binn/beann peak Benbaun, Binevenagh
boy buí yellow Bawnboy
brack breac mottled Mullaghbrack
bun bun river’s bottom/foot/mouth Bundoran
cashel caiseal stone ring-fort Cashel (Tipperary), Cashel (Galway)
cappa(gh) ceapach plot/tillage Cappamore, Cappagh
carn carn cairn Carnmoney
carrow, carry ceathrú quarter Carrowdore, Carryduff
carrig, carrick, craig carraig/creig rock/rocky outcrop Carrigaline, Carrickfergus, Craigarogan
cahir, caher cathair stone ring-fort Cahircon, Caherdaniel
clare cláir level land Cooraclare
clough, clogh cloch rock Cloughjordan, Clogheen
clon, clone, cloon cluain meadow Clonmel, Cloondara
coom cúm hollow Coomkeen
cor corr small round hill Corblonog
corry, curry coire corrie Rockcorry, Tubbercurry
croagh cruach stack Croaghgorm
cul, cool cúl back Coolmine, Cultra
cul, cool cuil nook/corner Coolock
derry doire grove/oak-grove Derry
dona(gh) domhnach church Donaghadee, Donabate
droghed, drohed, drohid droichead bridge Drogheda, Clondrohid
drum, drom druim/droim ridge Dromore, Drumshanbo
duff, duv dubh black Claddaghduff, Cloughduv
dun, doon dún stronghold/fort Dungannon, Doonbeg
ennis inis island Enniskillen
esk, eish eiscir esker Eskra
fin, finn fionn clear/white/fair Finglas
freagh, frack fraoch heather Letterfrack
garv garbh rough Garvaghey
glas, glass glas green Glasnevin
glen, glan gleann valley Glenties, Glanmire
gorm gorm blue Glengormley
gort gort field Gortnahoe
illan, illaun oileán island Illaunmaistir
inish, innish, innis inis island Inniskeen, Inishmaan
kil, kill cill churchyard or graveyard Kildare
kil, kill coill woodland[1] Kilcogy
kin, ken cionn/ceann head Kinallen, Kenmare
knock cnoc hill Knockcloghrim
lea liath grey Killylea
letter leitir hillside Letterkenny
lis lios earthen ring-fort Liscannor
lough loch lake Loughgall
lurgan lorgain long ridge Lurgan
maum, maam mám mountain pass Maum, Maam Cross
magh, may, moy, moi(gh) maigh/machaire plain Magherafelt, Maynooth, Moycullen
mona, money móna/monaidh peatland/turf Cornamona, Ballymoney
mulla(gh) mullach summit Mullaghbawn
mullin muileann mill Mullingar
more mór big/great Tullamore
noe nua new Ballynoe
owen abhainn river Owenbeg
poll, poul poll hole Pollagh, Poulaphouca
port port stronghold/fort Portlaoise
port port landing place Portadown
rath, rah ráth earthen ring-fort Rathfarnham, Raheny
rea(gh), reva(gh) riabhach brindled/speckled Moneyreagh, Cloonsheerevagh
roe rua red Carraroe
ros, rosh, rus, rush ros wooded promontory Roscrea, Kilrush
sall, salla, sally sail(each) willow(s) Ballysally, Sallins
shan sean old Shandon
sheskin seiscenn marsh/quagmire Sheskin
ske, skey, skay, skea(gh) sceach hawthorn Skeheenarinky, Ballyskeagh
sragh, stra sragh floodplain Stranolar, Sragh
slieve sliabh mountain Slieve Donard
termon tearmann refuge/sanctuary Termonfeckin
tieve taobh hillside Tievebulliagh
tyr, tir tír territory Tyrone, Tirconnell
tober, tubber tobar water well Tobermore, Tubberclare
tra trá beach/strand Tramore
tuam, toom tuaim burial mound Tuam, Toomevara
tully, tulla(gh) tulach hillock/mound/heap Tullyhogue, Tullamore
orla, urlar urlar floor/flat land Stranolar, Urlar
vea(gh), vei(gh) bheith (of) birch Ballyveagh

Names of Norse origin