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The
garden, was an important feature of the Irish Homestead. Garra
Mor = Big Garden |
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Placenames from around Oughterlin :
Oughterlin
------ Uachter Ghleann ------ Upper Glen
Legland---------- Lag Ghleann -------- Lower glen
The
Doherty Banker's Fields
Ailks
-------------- Ailichí ----------------Steep cliff
sided fields
Ardnamohan --- Ard na mbothain? --- Height of the
Huts ?
Gortaldiff ---------Gort fhál dubh ------- A hedged,
tillage field, having dark soil
Parkoor ---------- Páirc úr ------------- New field
(reclaimed)
Rua-vrick ---------Rua Bhreac ---- ------Red speckled
(wood) area
Shangarra -------Sean Gharra --------- Old garden
Tullyard ---------- Tullaigh ard --------- High hilly
field
McDaid's
Fields:
Anti-allister
--------An taobh Altarach --- Other side (of Garden)
Lag-na-Coille ---- Lag na Choille ------ Hollow of
the Wood
Pairc-na-Coille -- Páirc na Choille ----- Wood Field
Duffy’s
Fields :
Mullagh
--- Mullach --- mound
Shovlin's
Fields :
Alt
------------ Alt ----------- gorge
Parkwan --- Páirc Bhán -- White field
Saah -------- Sath --------- Low wet ground
Other
local, place & field names :
Ballylar
------------ Baile Lar ------------ Houses at centre of
the Quarterland
Carnagowna -----Carr na gabhna ----- The calves' rocky
field
Carradoan -------Coirre Domhain ---- Deep hollow
Cassey ------------Cassaigh ------------Twisted pathway
leading to Meenasona
Cloch ard ---------Cloch ard ----------- High rock,formerly
Bonfire site for the area on St John's eve.
Cor a leany ------ Cor a Léanai -------- Snout shaped
hill at the meadow (lea)
John Doherty's
Cor a Shearlais- Cor a Shearlais---- Above Ferry's where Jim Doherty
cut peats
Creeve ------------Craobh ------------- Branch (from the hills)
Creevoughter --- Craobh Uachter -----Upper branch (nearer to the
hills)
Drumhalla -------- Druim Shallach ----- Sally bush
Ridge
Elly ------------------Uili ------------------ Elbow shaped ridge
Faldoogh ---------Fál dubh ------------ Hedged field
having black soil
Garnahaloway --Géaran na h aille bhuí --(landmark)
stone at the yellow cliffs.
Garnahaloway lough -- Named after the large stone nearby.
Garramore-------Garra Mor---------------Hughie (Rosie) Friel's field
Gortmore ---------Gort Mor-------------Large tilled field where
Philemys live
Gortflugh --------- Gort Fluch ---------- Wet tilled
Field
Kesh -------------- Ceis -----------------Causway
of woven tree branches over river at Cannings, Legland
Lagachorry ------ Lag a Chorrai ------- Swampy hollow
above James Coll's
Lagnahaltora ----Lag na h áltora ------
Hollow of the Alter
Lugher ------------ Luachar ------------- Rushy ground
Lurganboy ------- Lurgan buí ---------- Yellow ridge.
Mahernakille -----Machaire na Coille -- Plain of the
Wood
Meenashillagh --Mín na Shallach ----- Smooth area
of sally bushes
Minasona -------- Mín na Sruathain --- Smooth area
of the streams
Mullabee --------- Mullach buí ---------- Yellow mound
(field)
Mullachgran------Mullach
gCrann------Below Ferry's of the Hill
Mulnaha ----------Mullach na h- aigh --- (Lime) Kiln
knowe (there was a hedge school here)
Polafeebra -------Pól an phiobaire ---- Piper's cave
(said to link up with the caves at Anney)
Polnambrock ----Pól na mbroc ------- Badgers den (Bray
on way up to Oughterlin Chapel after Duffy's)
Scra ling --------- Scraith loinge ------- Unstable,
quaking surface of quagmire
Shanwulla ------- Sean mhullach ------ Old mound (field)
(in front of Manuel Boyle's)
Talloor ------------ Talamh úr ----------- New(reclaimed)
ground
Tuar --------------- Tuar ---------------- Well drained
fields (dry fields)
Oughterlin
Hills :
From
North West to North East;
Crocknagrauv
Croaghkeerin
--- Cnoc Caothran ------ Moor Hill
Binn Caifig ?----- Binncaghig ?
Craigcannon ---- Craig Ceann bhan --- Devil's Backbone
-- a sharp pointed peak, usually first snow cover
Binnacolla -------- Binn Cabhla -------- Hill with outer ledge
(Hobs of Coala)
Crocanaffrin ----- Cnoc an Aifreann ---- Mass hill
Croc Fada ------- Cnoc Fada ---------- Long hill
Binn yalla --------- Binn nGealla------- Bright hill(shining
outcrop of rock).
Croaghan -------- Cruachan ---------- Stack
shaped hills
Leargan
-----------Leargan ----------- Low hillside
Sammy's Hill ----Named after Samuel Stewart, Glencross, who was the land holder.
Crocknaglaggan - Rounded head shaped hill, known as Clondallon Hill
Clondallan -------Cluandallan -------- Meadow at two water pools.
Glenalla
Glenalla --------- Gleann nGealla----- Bright Glen
(from the shining reflective rock in the hillside)