Logainmneacha Ros Comáin / Roscommon Placenames

Logainmneacha Ros Comáin 

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