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Some townland names in Upper Killeavy and how they are said locally:
Tievecrom (mountain behind Forkhill) Tiffcrom Aughanduff Annduff Latbirget Lat-bear-get Cloghinny Clogh-aíne Maphoner Ma-phon-a More Gaelic derivations of place names: Annaboe cattle ford Aughlish the battle fort Ballyreagh town of the plain Ballyargin border town Ballyshielmore townland of great field tower Cullintrough foot of holly Carrickbrack speckled rock Corcreem crooked stone Crewmore great stone, ‘cruad mor’ Curlusk frog’s pool Corernagh the iron pit Cloghoge water stone, ‘clogh oice’ Clare clergy, ‘clier’ Cooley wood, ‘coile’ Cargans the rocks, ‘carriachan’ Druminargall the milk ridge Druminure the healthy ridge Druminaleg ridge of the great stone Federnagh Irishman’s wood, ‘feada erinach’ Lisseraw the fine fort Lisnagree the nut fort Lisnakee fort of death, ‘Lis a eal’ Mullinary brier hill Skigatallagh the snail’s thorn Tannyoky the herd’s waters, ‘tain a oiche’ |
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