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English Name Irish Name Meaning
Athlunkard Ath an Longphuirt The ford of the boatstead
Ballycannan East Baile Uí Chainín The town of Cannon
Ballycannan West as above  
Ballyfineen Baile Fhinghín The town of Finghin
Ballyglass An Baile Glas The green town
Ballykeelaun Baile Uí Chaolain O’Keelan’s town
Blackwater An Dubh Uisce The Black Water
Boolanacausk Bolán na Cásca The cowpasture at Easter
Bullsfarm Páirc an dTairach  
Burtonhill    
Cappantymore East Capach an Tí Mhór The tillage plot of the nettles
Cappantymore West as above  
Castlebank    
Cloonoughter Cluain Uachtar The uppermost meadow
Clondrinagh Cluain Draighineach The meadow of the blackthorn
Coonagh Lower An Cuanach A place indented with bays
Coonagh Upper as above  
Derrybeg An Doire beag The little oak wood
Derrymore An Doire mór The great oak wood
Drummin An Drummín The little ridge
Fairyhill Cnoc na Síog The hill of the Fairies
Garraun An Garrán A shrubbery
Glennagross Gleann na gCros The valley of the crosses
Gortatogher Gort an Tóchair The field of the causeway
Gortgarraun Gort an Gharrán The garden of the shrubbery
Kilquane Cill Chúain The church of Cúan
Knockalisheen Cnoc Lisín The hill of the little fort
Knockballynameath Cnoc Bhaile na Méad The hill of the town of the Meads
Knocknaskeagh Cnoc na Sceach The hill of the thorn bushes
Knockroe An Cnoc Rua The red hills
Lakyle Leamh Choill The elm wood
Meelick   The low marshy land
Moneenagliggin North or Boston or Moneen Móinín na gCloigeann The little meadow of the skulls
Moneenagliggin South as above  
Mountgordon    
Parkroe An Pháirc Rua The red field
Parteen An Poirtín The little port
Pass    
Punchbowl    
Quinspool North    
Quinspool South    
Reanabrone Réidh na Brón A marshy flat of the millstone
Rosmadda East Ros Madadh The dog’s wood
Rosmadda West as above  
St. Thomas Island    
Shannakyle An Sean Choill The old wood
Stonepark Páirc na gCloch The park of the stones
Woodcockhill Cnoc na gCreabhar The hill of the woodcocks


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