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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ros Ó gCairbre (roll number 14813)

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Ross Carbery, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Áilbe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0308, Page 111

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    Place names and local traditions explaining the name or suggesting how it originated.
    FREHANES -
    Fraocháin = whortle berries, commonly called "hurts" a word derived from Fraoch = heath. Mass-rock there in field.
    BALLINACLOUGH -
    Baile na cloiche, now sometimes anglicised Stone ville
    BALLYHOULIHAN -
    i.e. O'Houlihan's place. The name Ua hUallacháin anglicised Houlihan and Holland is derived from uallach = proud. Several of this family were bishops and ecclesiastics of Ross.
    MAULREGAN -
    O'Regan's Hill. The O'Regans (Ó Riagháin) who were a Waterford clan, appear to have held a good share of land in Carbery in Queen Elizabeth's time.
    MAULATANAVALLA -
    Meall a' t-Sean Bhaile = the hill of the old town-land, or homestead or village
    CARRIGAGREENANE -
    (now sometimes anglicised Sunny Rock) is Carraig a' Ghrianáin. Grianán signifies (a) a sunny spot (b) a summer house (d) a balcony (e) a royal palace. In old writings there is frequent mention of the ladies' "greenane".
    BARLEY HILL -
    The native name was Baile na gCoirneach. "Coírneach" signifies (a) a crow (b) a foreigner
    GLAUNBRACK -
    Gleann Breac = speckled glen
    GALLANE -
    Gallán = a pillar stone
    KNOCKNAGEEHY -
    Hill of the wind
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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