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Logainmneacha Ros Comáin / Roscommon Placenames

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Roscommon Placenames




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Column 1 - Irish language placenames in County Roscommon


Column 2 - Those placenames meanings in English


Column 3 - The Anglicized and widely used versions of those placenames today.



Alt an Ghabhláin - Hillside of the fork - Altagowlan


Altóir - Altar - Altore


Ard an Choillín - Height of the little wood - Ardakillen


Áth Liag - Ford of the boulders - Athleague


Bealach an Doirín - Pass of the little oak-grove - Ballaghaderreen


Béal Átha na gCarr - Mouth of the ford of the carts - Ballanagare


Béal an Átha Mín - Mouth of the smooth ford - Ballinameen


Baile an Tobair - Homestead of the well - Ballintober


Baile an Tobair - Homestead of the well - Ballintubber


Baile an Turlaigh - Homestead of the fen - Ballinturly


Baile an Mhullaigh - Homestead of the summit - Ballinwully


Baile Daingean - Homestead of the stronghold - Ballydangan


Baile Uí Dhúlaoich - Homestead of O’ Dulach - Ballydooley


Béal Átha Fearnáin - Mouth of the ford of the alders - Ballyfarnan


Baile Mhic Thoirdhealaigh - Mac Thoirdhealaigh’s homestead - Ballymacurly


Baile Mhuirchadha - Murchadh’s homestead - Ballymurragh


Baile Trasna - Homestead across - Ballytarsna


Béal na mBuillí - Mouth of the blows - Bealnamulla


Béal Átha an Aonaigh - Mouth of the ford of the fair - Bellaneeny


Both Derg - Red hut - Boderg


(Mainistir na) Búille - (Monastery of the river) Búill - Boyle


Bráideog - Little throat - Breedoge


Caladh - Holm - Callow


Ceathrú an Chaisil - Quarter of the stone fort - Carracastle


Ceathrú Bheithí - Quarterland of the birches - Carrowbehy


Ceathrú Riabhach - Striped quarter - Carrowreagh


Caisleán Riabhach - Brindled castle - Castlerea


Cluain Fada - Long pasture - Cloonfad


Corr na Fola - Hill of the blood - Cornafulla


Crann cam - Crooked tree - Crancam


Crannach - Place abounding in trees - Crannagh


Cruachán - Little rick - Croghan


Corrsliabh (+Mountains) - Pointed mountains (mountains) - Curlew Mountains


Currach Buí - Yellow marsh - Curraghboy


Currach Rua - Red marsh - Curraghroe


Dún Iomain - Ioman’s fort - Donamon


Droim an Mhuilinn - Ridge of the mill - Drummullin


Díseart - Hermitage - Dysart


Ail Finn - Fionn’s stone - Elphin


Fiodharta - Wooded place - Fuerty


Garrán Leathan - Broad grove - Garranlahan


Gleann na Madadh - Valley of the dogs - Glenamaddy


Gort na gCadhan - Field of the ducks - Gortnagoyne


Céideadh - Hill - Keadew


Céibh - Long grass - Keava


Loch Cé - Loch of the quay - Lough Key


Cill Ghlas - Green church - Kilglass


Cill Mhór - Big church - Kilmore


Coill na Cloiche - Wood of the stone - Kilnacloghy


Coill na Rúscaí - Wood of the crusts - Kilrooskey


Cill Tuama - Church of the burial mound - Kiltoom


Cnoc an Chrochaire - Hangman's Hill - Knockcroghery


Cnoc an Bhiocáire - Vicar’s hill - Knockvicar


Lec Mhagh - Flaggy plain - Legvoy


Lios an Choill - Fort of the wood - Lisacul


Lios Sealbhaigh - Fort of Sealbhach - Lissalway


Lios an Uisce - Fort of the water - Lissanisky


Móinteach - Moorland - Mantua


Abhainn Fhuar (+River) - Cold river - River Owenur


Ráth Aradh - Noble forth - Rahara


Loch Rí - King’s lake - Lough Ree


Rinn Dúin - Point of the fort - Rindown


Ros Comáin - St. Coman's Wood - Roscommon


Scramón - Meaning uncertain - Scramoge


Smeachrán - Stripe of land - Smaghran


Teach Mhic Conaill - Mac Conaill’s house - Taughmaconnell


Tromán - Little place where elders grow - Tromman




I compiled this list from the book:







Tuilleadh eolais:


Irish Placenames - Deirdre Flanagan & Laurence Flanagan

Atlas of Irish Place-Names - Patrick J. O'Connor

Irish Place Names - P.W. Joyce


Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann / Placenames Database of Ireland: www.logainm.ie



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