Local Townlands & Gaelic Translations
Loughanleagh & Muff Heritage Trust
History
Townland names have originated from the Gaelic descriptions of the areas and translate as follows
| Townland | Gaelic & Translation |
|---|---|
| LARAGH | LAITHREACH - Site, a place |
| LEITHER | LEITER - A wet hillside |
| LISHASASSANAGH | LIOS NO SASANACH - The fort of the English |
| MOHERCRUM | MOTHAR CROM - Overhanging clump of trees or bushes |
| MOYAR | MAIGHIR - A level place |
| MUFF | MAIGH - A plain |
| MULLANACROSS | MULLACH NO CROISE - Hill of the holm or meadow |
| LOUGHANLEA | LOCHAN LIATH - Little grey lake, Lake of the cure |
| ENNISKEEN (Parish) | INIS CAION - Beautiful meadow |
| BALLOUGHLY | BAILIE OCHLAIGH - A town(land) of Oghlaigh |
| BIRRAGH | BIORACH - A high peaked or pointed hill |
| BRACKLIN | BREAC CHLUAIN - A speckled meadow |
| CARROWREAGH | CEATHRURIABHACH - Grey or striped quaterland |
| CLONTURKIN | CLUAIN TORCAIN - Meadow of the boar |
| COLLOPS | NA COLPAI - The sheep plots (grazing plots) |
| COPPENAGH | COPANACH - A place abounding in docks |
| CORDOAGH | CORR DUMHACH - Hill of mounds |
| CORNAMAGH | CORR NO MBEACH - Hill of the bees |
| CORNAMAN | CORR AN MBAN - Hill of the women |
| CORNASAUS | CORR NO SAS - Hill of the engines or machines |
| CORRANEARY | CORR AN AOIRE - The shepherd's hill |
| CORRAWADDY | CORR AN MHADA - The dog's hill |
| CORRAWEELIS | CORR AN TOBAIR - Hill of the flat fort |
| CORTUBBER | CORR UI CHOLMAIN - Hill of the well |
| CORRYCHOLMAN | CORR UI CHOLMAIN - Colman's hill |
| DINGIN | DAINGEAN - A fortress |
| DRUMBAR | DROIM BAIRR - Ridge of the headland or summit |
| DRUMCRIN | DRUM CRAINN - Ridge of the tree |
| EDENAGULLY | EADAN DUBH GHALLAIN (1) - Hillbrow of the black "gallan" or standing stone EDAN NO GCIOLEACH (2) - Hillbrow of the grouse |
| GALLONBOY | GALUN BUI - Yellow gallon (a land of measure) |
| KINGSCOURT | DUN AN RI - The King's fort |