Celebrating Ulster's Townlands
PLACE-NAMES IN THE EXHIBITION FROM CO. ANTRIM
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Place-name |
Irish/Scots Form |
Translation |
Townland? |
County etc |
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Ahoghill |
Achadh
Eochaille |
"field of the yew wood" |
parish |
Antrim |
|
Antrim |
Aontroim
< Oentrebh |
"one habitation" |
parish |
Antrim |
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Ballinderry |
Baile
an Doire |
"townland of the oakwood" |
townland |
Antrim & Derry |
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Ballycarry |
Baile
an Choraidh |
"townland of the weir" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Ballycastle |
Baile
an Chaisteil |
"townland of the castle" |
|
Antrim |
|
Ballydugennan |
Baile
Uí Dhuígeannáin |
"Duignan's townland" |
townland |
Antrim |
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Ballyhill |
Baile
na Coille |
"townland of the wood" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Ballymena |
An
Baile Meánach |
"middle settlement" |
town |
Antrim |
|
Ballymoney |
Baile
Monaidh |
"settlement of the bog" |
town |
Antrim |
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Ballyrobert |
Baile
Roibeird |
"Robert's townland" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Ballywee |
An
Baile Buí |
"the yellow townland" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Belfast |
Béal
Feirste |
"approach to sandbank/Farset river" |
|
Antrim / Down |
|
Benmadigan |
Beann
Mhadadháin |
"Madagán's peak" |
hill |
Antrim |
|
Bracknamuckley |
Breacach
na Muclaí |
"variegated place of the piggery" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Carmavy
(Grange of) |
Carn
Méabha |
"Maeve's cairn" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Carnalbanagh |
Carn
Albanach |
"Cairn of the Scotsmen" |
townland |
Antrim & Down |
|
Carnanee |
Carn
an Fhiaigh |
"cairn of the raven" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Carnbrock |
Carn
Broc |
"cairn of badgers" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Carnkirn |
Carn
Caorthainn |
"cairn of rowan" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Carnmoney |
Carn
Monaidh |
"cairn of the bog" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Carnwhissock |
Carn
Fuiseog |
"cairn of larks" |
|
Antrim |
|
Carrickfergus |
Carraig
Fheargusa |
"Fergus's rock/castle" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Carrickmannan |
Carraig
Mhanannáin |
"Manannán's rock" |
reef |
Antrim |
|
Clady
burn |
Clóidigh |
"washing river" |
stream |
Antrim |
|
Clatteryknowes |
Clarty
knowes |
"muddy/dungy hillocks" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Cloughastucan |
Cloch
an Stuacáin |
"stone of the stack" |
|
Antrim |
|
Coggrey |
Cocríoch |
"borderland" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Coleraine |
Cúil
Raithin |
"corner of bracken" |
parish |
Antrim |
|
Craignagat |
Creag
na gCat |
"rock of the wildcats" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Craignagolman |
Creag
na gColmán |
"rock of the pigeons" |
|
Antrim |
|
Crockatinny |
Cnoc
an tSionnaigh |
"hill of the fox" |
|
Antrim |
|
Cullybackey |
Cúil
na Baice |
"corner of the river bend" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Dressogagh |
Dreasógach |
"brambly place" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Duneane |
Dún
Dá Éan |
"fort of the two birds" |
parish |
Antrim |
|
Dunluce |
Dúnlios |
"hillfort fort" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Dunseverick |
Dún
Sobhairce |
"Sobhairce's fort" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Gallagh |
Gallach |
"place of standing stones" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Glaryford |
Glaury
ford |
"muddy ford" |
|
Antrim |
|
Gortnageeragh |
Gort
na gCaorach |
"enclosed field of the sheep" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Kilbride |
Cill
Bhríde |
"church of (St) Brigid" |
parish |
Antrim |
|
Killygore |
Coillidh
Gabhar |
"wood of goats" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Kinbane |
Cionn
Bán |
"white headland" |
|
Antrim |
|
La
Loo |
Lann
Lua |
"St Molua's church" |
|
Antrim |
|
Lambeg |
Lann
Bheag |
"little church" |
parish |
Antrim |
|
Lemnagh |
Léim
an Eich |
"horse leap" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Lisburn |
Lios
+ Scots burn? |
"fort of the stream"? |
|
Antrim |
|
Lisnagarvey |
Lios
na gCearbhach |
"fort of the gamblers" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Lisnamuck |
Lios
na Muc |
"fort of the pigs" |
|
Antrim |
|
Lisnamurrikin |
Lios
Uí Mhuireagáin |
"Morgan's fort" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Lissanoure |
Liosán
Odhar |
"little dun fort" |
|
Antrim |
|
Lissue |
Lios
Aodha |
"Aed's fort" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Loughguile |
Loch
gCaol |
"the lake of the narrows" |
parish |
Antrim |
|
Milkyknowes |
Milky
knowes |
"milky hillocks" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Muckleramer |
Mucail
Ramhar |
"great pigbacked hill" |
|
Antrim |
|
Portavoe |
Port
an Bhó |
"harbour of the cow" |
|
Antrim |
|
Portglenone |
Port
Chluain Eoghain |
"port of Eoghan's meadow" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Rashee |
R
áth Sí |
"fort of the fairy mound" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Rathlin |
Reachlainn |
?"place by water" |
island |
Antrim |
|
Roonivoolin |
Rubha
na bhFaolán |
"promontory of the seagulls" |
|
Antrim |
|
Ruenascarrive |
Rubha
na Scarbh |
"promontory of the cormorants" |
|
Antrim |
|
Skegoneil |
Sceitheog
an Iarla |
"the earl's thornbush" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Templepatrick |
Teampall
Pádraig |
"St Patrick's church" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Ticloy |
Tigh
Cloiche |
"the stone house" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Tullaghgore |
Tulach
Gabhar |
"hill of goats" |
townland |
Antrim |
|
Whappstown |
whaup
+ town |
"curlew townland" -possibly a surname |
townland |
Antrim |
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Whaup
Hill |
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"curlew hill" |
|
Antrim |
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