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Placename Meanings
| Beg | Small (in comparison to a nearby feature) | |
| More | Big (in comparison to a nearby feature) | |
| Bally, Balli | Homestead, or a cluster of Homesteads | |
| Bri | Hill | Brigh |
| Carn | pile of stones | |
| Dun | fortified place | Dungannon |
| Glen | valley | |
| Ard | Either high place or place of importance | Ardstraw |
| Carick | rock | |
| Derry | wood of oak trees | |
| Drum | ridge | Dromore |
| Kil | church or occasionally means wood depending on the which original word it is derived from. | |
| Knock | hill | |
| Clagan |
The place-name tends just to mean "round hill" (based in the Irish word for a skull, cloigeann) but Seamas O Ceallaigh (Gleanings from Ulster History) pointed out that in Cos Derry/Tyrone it often seems to refer to church land, near the parish church. I'm not yet sure what I make of this. |
Microsoft Expedia Maps - Place Finder at
http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp
produced the following results:
Loughgilly, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Lough Gara, lake, Ireland
Loughgall, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Lough Arrow, lake, Ireland
Loughan, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Lougher, Meath, Ireland
Loughane, Cork, Ireland
Loughrea, Galway, Ireland
Last updated: 28 August, 2002
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