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Placename

Definition

Cloonaddra

Meadow between two fords

Cloonard

High meadow

Cloonart

Art's meadow

Cloonbeg

Small meadow

Cloonboo

Meadow of the victory

Cloondara

Meadow of the two ring-forts

Cloone

Meadow

Cloonee

Meadows

Clooneen

Little meadow

Clooney

Meadow

Cloonfad

Long meadow

Cloonlara

Meadow of the mare

Cloonlough

Meadow of the mallows

Cloonmore

Great meadow

Cloonty

Meadows

Cloonyquin

O'Quinn's meadow

Clough

Stone castle

Cloughboy

Yellow castle

Cloughey

Stony place

Cloughhoughter

Upper castle

Cloughjordan

Jordan's castle

Clounanna

Meadow of the horses

Clowney

Place of meadows

Cloyne

Meadow

Clydagh

Rocky place

Coa

Windy place

Coad

Grave

Coagh

The hollow

Cobh

Cove

Cogher

Stony place

Colehill

Hazel wood

Coleraine

Nook of the ferns

Colgagh

Prickly place

Collon

Holly

Comber

Confluence or river-bed

Comeragh

Place of confluences

Commeen

Little valley

Cong

Isthmus

Conlig

Flagstone of the hounds

Conmacht

Conn's place

Conna

Hound wood

Connagh

Place abounding in fire-wood

Conneen

Little corner

Connello

Territory of the O'Connell Gabhra

Connemara

The conmacne people of the sea

Connonagh

Place of white heads

Connor

Oakwood of the hounds

Convoy

Hound plain

Conwald

Habitation

Coolagh

Land at the back of the hill or other such place

Coolaney

Maine's secluded place

Coolattin

Corner of the gorse

Coolbaun

White corner

Coolboy

Yellow secluded spot

Coolderg

Red corner

Coolderry

Nook of the oak grove

Cooldrumman

Secluded place of the little hills

Coole

Corner, secluded place, back place, nook

Cooley

Corner or nook, secluded place

Coolganagher

Nook of the pointed hills

Coolgreany

Sunny nook

Coolhill (Coolkill)

Wood at the back

Coolkenna

O'Cionaoth's corner

Coolmore

Big secluded place

Coolooney

Secluded grove

Coolroe

Reddish-brown corner

Coolseskin

Back marsh

Coom (Combe)

Hollow, mountain valley

Coomakista

Valley of the treasure

Coomcallee

Valley of the hag

Coomlettra

Valley of the hillside

Coornagrena

Curved hollow of the sun

Coornameana

Curved hollow of the gorge

Coos (Coose)

Cave

Coosan (Coosane, Cossaun)

Little cave

Coppanagh

Plce abounding in dock leaves

Corbally

Odd townland

Corbeagh

Round hill of the birch

Corbollis

Odd townland

Corcaghan

Marshy place

Corclough

Round hill of the stones

Corcomroe

The people of Modhruadh

Cordangan

Fortified round hill

Cordarragh

round hill of the oak tree

Corgarry

Round hill of the garden

Corglass

Green round hill

Cork

Marsh

Corlacky

Hill of flagstones

Corlea (Corrlea)

Grey round hill

Cornagee (Cornageeha)

Round hill of the wind

Cornahoe

Round hill of the cave

Cornakill

Round hill of the blood

Cornamona

Round hill of the bog

Cornaveagh

Round hill of the ravens

Corr

Round hill

Corraclare

Russet round hollow of the plain

Corraun

Sickle-shaped

Corrauntoohill

Inverted sickle

Corraveccan

Round hill of the mushroom

Corrigeenroe

Little russet rock

Corrofin

Finn's weir

Corroy

Russet round hill

Corvalley

Bend of the road

Coss

Recess

Costelloe

Sea inlet

Coumeenoole

Dineal's valley

Coumenare

Valley of the slaughter

Coumshingaun

Valley of the ants

Courtmacsherry

Residence of the sun of Geoffrey

Craan (Cranne)

Stony place

Crag (Craig)

Rock

Craggaagh

Rocky

Craigalusta

Rock of the kneading-trough or fertile land

Craigavad

Rock of the boat

Craigdoo

Black rock

Cranagh

Place abounding in trees

Cranfield

Corruption of Gaelic form: wood of the wild garlic

Crataloe (Ratloe)

Willow wood

Craughwell

Place of plunders (where plunder was kept)

Creagh

Hard place on the edge fo soft or marshy land

Crecora

Sweet-scented branchy tree

Creeagh

Boundary

Creeslough

Lake of gluttony

Creevagh

Branchy place

Creevaghmore

Big branchy place

Creevala

Grey branch

Creeve

Branchy tree

Creevy

Narrow branchy place

Cregagh

Rocky

Cregg

Rock

Creggan

Rock place

Cregganbaun

Small white rocky place

Crenville

wood of wild garlic

Crettyard

High hillocks

Crilly

Shaky place

Croagh

Round hill

Croaghan

Round hill

Croaghpatrick

Round hill of St Patrick

Crockmore

Big hill

Crolly

Shaking dog

Cromac

River-bond

Cromkill

Sloping wood

Crookhaven

Haven of the round hill

Croom

Sloping place

Crossakeel

Cool's crosses

Crossboy

Yellow cross

Crossderry

Transverse oak grove

Crossdoney

Cross of the church

Crossea

Aodh's cross

Crosserlough

Cross on the lake

Crossfarnoge

Cross of the elder bushes

Crossgar

Short cross

Crossmaglen

Cross of the son of Lionnan

Crossmolina

Cross of Maolfhina

Crove

Round hill of the birch

Crowhill

Hard wood

Crumlin

Curved glen

Crusheen

Little cross

Cuilbeg

Little wood

Culdaff

Back of the flax dam

Culky

Place abounding in weeds

Cullahill

Back wood

Cullaville

Townland of the son of Cullach

Culleens

Little wood

Cullinagh

Sloping place

Cullingtree

Place abounding in holly

Cully

Woodland

Cullybackey

Wood of the hollow

Cultra

Secluded strand

Cumber (Cummer )

Confluence, river-bed

Cummeenduff

Black river valley

Curra

Marsh

Currabaha

Birch marsh

Currabeha

Bithe's weir

Curracloe

Lo's marsh

Curraflugh

Wet marsh

Curragh

Marsh, moorland

Curragh (Kildare)

Race-course, level moorland

Curraghbeg

Little marsh

Curraghberg

Dearg's marsh

Curraghbinny

Marsh of the peak

Curraghboy

Yellow marsh

Curraghduff

Black marsh

Curraghlahan (Curraghlane)

Broad marsh

Curraghmore

Great marsh

Curraheen

Little marsh

Curran

Sickle-shaped

Curraun

Sickle-shaped, curved

Currikippane

Moor of the tree trunks

Curryglas

Grey marsh, grey weir

cush

Foot

Cushendall

Bottom of the river Dall

Cushendun

Bottom of the river Dun (brown river)

Cutteen

Commonage

 



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