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placenames in Ireland

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Placename

Definition

Cabamstown

Macadam's townland

Cabinteely

Sheila's cabin

Cabra

Poor land

Cabragh

Poor land

Caha

Showery mountains

Caherbarnagh

Fort of the gap

Caherconlish

Fort at the head of the lois

Caherconree

Curaois fort

Caherdaniel

Donal's stone fort

Caherduggan

Duggan's stone fort

Caherlistrane

Stone fort of the place where corn is fired or burnt off the ear

Cahermore

Great stone fort

Cahir (Caher)

Circular stone fort

Cahirciveen

Saidhbhin's stone fort

Cairns

Cairns

Callow

Landing place

Caltra

Burial ground

Camaross

Crooked wood

Camlin

Crooked line

Camlough

Crooked lake

Camolin

Eolang's bend

Camp

The hollow

Campile

Head of the creek

Cappagh

Plot of land

Cappaghbeg

Little plot of land

Cappaghmore

Large plot of land

Capparoe

Russet plot of land

Cappoquin

Conn's plot of land

Cappyantanvally

Plot of the old homestead

Cargan

Little rock

Carhoobeg

Small quarter

Carigans

Little rocks

Carland

Rocky land

Carlow

Four lakes

Carnacross

Cairn of the woods

Carnalbanagh

Cairns of the scot

Carnbane

White cairn

Carndonagh

Cairn of the church

Carnew

Cairn of the victory

Carnfree

Froach's cairn

Carnlough

Cairn of the lake

Carnmore

Great cairn

Carnsore

Cairn of the sandy point

Carntell

Shaohal's cairn

Carra lake

Weir lake

Carracastle

Quarter of the stone fort

Carragh (Lough)

Weir lake

Carrantuohill

Tuathal's curved mountian

Carraroe

Russet rocky land

Carrgahooly

Rock of the fleet

Carrick

Rock

Carrick-on-Shannon

Weir on the shannon

Carrick-on-Suir

Rock on the river Suir

Carrickbeg

Little rock

Carrickblacker

Rock of the Blacker family

Carrickcarnan

Rock of the little cairn

Carrickduff

Black rock

Carrickfergus

Fergus' rock

Carrickmacross

Rock of the plain of ross

Carrickmore

Big rock

Carrig

Rock

Carrigadrohid

Rock of the bridge

Carrigafoyle

Rock of the hole

carrigaholt

Rock of the fleet

Carrigahorig

Rock of the meeting

Carrigaline

O'Laiglin's rock

Carrigallen

Beautiful rock

Carrigallen

Beautiful rock

Carrigaloe

Rock of the tumult

Carrigan

Little rock

Carriganean

Rock of the bird

Carriganimna

Rock of the butter

Carrigaphocca

Rock of the Puca

Carrigart

Art's rock

Carrigatogher

Rock of the causeway

Carrigkerry

Rock of the sheep

Carrignavar

Rock of the men

Carrigogunnell

Rock of the O'Connells

Carrigrohane

Crochan's rock

Carrigtohill

Tuathal's rock

Carrow

A quarter of land

Carrowdore

Quarter of the water

Carrowgowan

Quarter of the smith

Carrowkeel

Narrow quarter

Carrowkennedy

Kennedy's quarter

Carrowmore

Big quarter

Carrowreagh

Grey quarter

Carrowreilly

O'Reilly's quarter

Carrowroe

Russet quarter

Carrowtober

Quarter of the well

Carryduff

Black quarter

Carton

Quarter

Cashel

Circular stone fort

Cashelgarran

Stone fort of the grove

Cashla Bridge

Bridge of the sea-inlet

Castle Kirke

Castle of the hen

Castlebar

Barry's castle

Castlecomer

Castle of the confluence or river bottom

Castleconnell

O'Conaing's castle

Castlecoole

Secluded castle (castle of the recess)

Castlecor

Castle of the weir

Castlederg

Castle on the river Derg

Castledermot

Originally: Dermot's hermitage

Castledillon

Originally: Lolladhan's hermitage

Castlefinn

Castle of the river Finn

Castlegal

Bright stone fort

Castleknock

Castle of the hill or mound

Castlelyons

O'Lehane's castle

Castlemain

Castle of the river Maine

Castlemartyr

Castle of the relics of the martyrs

Castlemoyle

Bare or dipapidated castle

Castlepook

Castle of the Puca

Castlerea

Grey castle

Castlereagh

Grey castle

Castleroe

Russet castle

Castleventry

Castle of the winds

Castlewellan

Uidhilin's castle

Cavan

The hollow

Celbridge

Church of the bridge

Chapelizod

Iosoilde's chapel

Ckanabogan's

O'Brogan's meadow

Claddagh

Sea shore

Claddaghduff

Black sea shore

Claddy

Open place

Clady

Ground hardened from trampling; also muddy place

Claggan

Headland

Clandeboye

Descendant of Yellow Aodh (Yellow Hugh O'Neill)

Clane

Slope

Clankee

Descendants of the one-eyed man (Niall O'Reilly)

Clara

Level place

Clare

Level land

Clare-Galway

Originally: Town of the plain

Clareen

Small level plain

Claremorris

Plain of the descendant of Muiris

Clarina

Aidhne's plain

Clarinbridge

Bridge of the little plank

Clash

Trench or furrow

Clashaganny

Sand trench

Clenor

Dark-grey meadow

Cliffony

Grove of the hurdles

Clogh

Stone or stone castle

Cloghan

Stepping stones

Cloghanchorca

Stepping stones across the marsh

Cloghane

Stone house

Cloghballymore

Stone castle of the big townland

Clogheen

Little stone castle

Cloghfine

White stone

Cloghmore

Big stone castle

Cloghone

Eoghan's stone

Cloghore

Stone of gold

Cloghoula

Stone circle

Cloghpook

Stone of the Pura

Cloghy

Stone place

Clonad

Long meadow

Clonakilky

O'Caoilte's meadow? Meaning is uncertain

Clonalig

Meadow of the standing stone

Clonancnoise

Meadow of the son of Nos

Clonard

Irard's meadow

Clonaslee

Meadow of the road or pass

Clonbrock

Meadow of the badgers

Clonbulloge

Meadow of sacks

Cloncrew

Meadow of wild garlic

Cloncullen

Meadow of holly

Cloncurry

Conaire's meadow

Clondalkin

Dolcan's meadow

Clonduff

Meadow of the ox

Clone

Meadow

Clonea

Meadow of the deer

Cloneen

Little meadow

Clonegall

Meadow of the foreigners

Clonenagh

Meadow of the ivy

Clones

Eos' meadow

Cloney

Meadow

Clonfad

Long meadow

Clonfeacle

Meadow of the tooth

Clonfert

Meadow of the grave

Clonfinloch

Meadow of the white lake

Clongill

Meadow of the foreigner

Clongowes

Meadow of the smith

Clonkeen

Pleasant meadow

Clonlea

Meadow of the calves

Clonmahon

Descendants of Mahon

Clonmany

Maine's corner

Clonmeen

Smooth meadow

Clonmel

Meadow of honey

Clonmellon

Miolan's meadow

Clonmines

Smooth meadow

Clonmore

Great meadow

Clonmult

Meadow of the wethers

Clonoe

Meadow of the yew tree

Clonony

Damhna's meadow

Clonroche

Roche's meadow

Clontarf

Meadow of the bulls

Clontibert

Meadow of the well

Clontuskett

Northern meadow

Clonygowan

Meadow of the descendants of the smith

 



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