Scoil: Clochar na Trócaire, Maghcromtha
- Suíomh:
- Maigh Chromtha, Co. Chorcaí
- Múinteoir: Na Siúracha
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Ar an leathanach seo
- It is interesting to discover how certain familiar place-names in County Cork came to be Anglicised to their present form. Taking them alphabetically, we find that the prefix ard means a mound; thus Ardmore, the big mound; Ardglass, then green mound; Ardfield, the hill of the poll, hole or cave. Acadh (aha) is the Irish for field, thus Aghadoe, the field of the two yews. Abh ( aw or ow) and Abhainn (awen) mean river, so we have Owbeg, little river; Owenduff, black river; Ath (ah), a ford. The river Arigideen, which flows into Timoleague, derives its name from airgead - silver.
Aghabureen, in the barony of Fermoy, stony field; boireann, stones, a stony place. Aghacunna, near Macroom, the field of the firewood ( conadh) (conna). The historians tell us that no doubt it was full of dried bushes and brambles when it got the name. Ahil and Ahil and Ahildotia, near(leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)
