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| The following is a list of town-land names that I have translated from the map (in 'images') above. In order to keep clutter on the (small-scale) picture to a minimum, I have only inscribed those town-lands that contain megalithic remains. For this same reason I have omitted two standing stones from the sketches in Coolnaconarty. The topographical names appear in bold print on the map and are listed in the second section. I Reavouler; Baldir's Plain; Standing Stone Killinga; Church of the (Finger) Nail; Standing Stone (Possible Stone Pair) Curraghnaloughra; Moor of the Rushes; Standing Stone Garryglass; Green Moor; Stone Circle Tullig; Gentle Hill; Standing Stone Reanascreena; Plain of the Shrine; Stone Circle Milleenagun; Hillock of the Hounds; Standing Stone, Wedge Tomb Lettergorman; Gorman's Hillside; Standing Stone, Four-Poster, Stone Circle Knockawaddra; Hill of the Dog; Stone Pair, Stone Row Maulatanvally; Hillock of the Old Town; Anomalous Stone Group, Stone Circle Glanbrack; Speckled Glen; Anomalous Stone Pair, Stone Circle Carrigagrenane; Rock of the Sun; Two Stone Circles Sarue; (In this case; the Blind) Stream; Stone Pair Inchinattin; Meadow of the Furze; Standing Stone Coolnaconarty; Corner of the Hounds; Five Standing Stones (inc. Possible Anomalous Stone Pair) Knocks; Hills; Standing Stone (Possible Stone Pair), Stone Pair (Possible Stone Row), Two Stone Circles Derreen; Oak Grove; Standing Stone Caherkirky; Fort of the Moors; Standing Stone, Two Boulder Burials Knockatlowig; Hill of the Host (of People); Stone Row Ahagilla; Field of the Standing Stones; Stone Circle Coolcraheen; Crahen's Corner; Standing Stone The area included is approximately 14km from east to west and 9km north to south; the western Argideen river-valley, the hills around Carrigfadda and "a remarkable concentration of recumbent stone circles, Five-Stone rings and Four Posters."* The relevant name-translations are based on information provided at http://www.logainm.ie, with the exception of the following; Reavouler, Garryglass, Reanascreena, Carrigagrenane, Sarue, Caherkirky, Knockatlowig, and Ahagilla.** *Burl, "A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany", 2005; 227. **Reavouler; "Mowler's Plain" in logainm.ie. The 'v' sound in the name and the presence of a 'd' in the earliest examples (Revaldir etc.) inclined me instead towards the use of Baldir or Balder, similar to the translation of Carhoovauler in the same resource; "Boulder's Quarter". Garryglass; "Green Garden" in logainm.ie. Although this is a perfectly valid translation, with precedent elsewhere in the country, the local pronunciation of the name and the type of landscape, have inclined me towards "curry" (marsh/moor), rather than "garry". Reanascreena; Not translated in logainm.ie; "Ring of the Shrine" in Burl (2005); According to P.W. Joyce "Reidh" is a coarse mountain flat (plain), which makes sense in the context of this town-land's location. Carrigagrenane; "Rock of the Bower/Arbor" in logainm.ie; "Rock of the House of the Sun" in Burl (2005); Local pronunciation drops the final syllable of the town-land's name and the area is referred to by the older generation, in English, as "Sunny Rock". At the risk of being romantic, I followed this convention. Sarue; "Overpowering, Profaning" in logainm.ie. According to Joyce "Sruth" is a stream. Caherkirky; "The Hen's Stone Fort" in logainm.ie. "Corcach" meaning marsh or moor seems more plausible than "Cearc" as a basis for "Kirky", yet the pronunciation of that term, as evidenced in other local names, is not exactly like that found here. Not sure about this one. Knockatlowig; Not translated in logainm.ie. According to Joyce "Sluagh" is a host or great grouping of people. Ahagilla; Not translated in logainm.ie. According to Joyce "Achadh" is a field and "Gall" a standing stone, or foreigner. II An tAirgidin; Silver River Carrigfadda; The Long Rock Loch Atarriff; Lake of the Bull Glashagleragh; Noisy Stream Clashatarriff; Furrow of the Bull Blind Stream Corran Lake; Lake of the Cairn Curraghalicky Lake; Lake of the Flagstone Moor An tSaobhnósach; River of False Custom http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/forum/?thread=48142&message=600210 http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/forum/?thread=23046&message=615648 |
Posted by gjrk8th April 2009ce Edited 17th March 2010ce
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