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Written by John McCullagh   
Monday, 24 May 2004
Tullyhappy Tulach Apaidh  – the ripe mound
Sturgan      - the peak
Skegatillida  Sceach a’tSeilide - the snail’s thorn bush
Maytown Maigh Tamhain - plain of the herds
Maghernahely Machire na’chilin - plain of the little church
Lissummon  (actually Lissemor) - great fort
Goragh      - goat-grazing place
Latt     - cattle-grazing place
Killybodagh  coil na mBodach - churl’s wood
Keggal cagal   - cockle or tare’s land
Drumbanagher  druimbeanchair - peaked ridge
Duvernagh Dubh Bhearnach - black gap
Cloughreagh  cloch riach  - grey stones
Carrickcruppen carraig chropain - outcrop rocks
Carricknagalliagh [na gCailleach]- rock of the veils
Ballynaleck  baile na leac  - townland of flagstones
Carrickbracken [bhreacain] - speckled rock




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