Place Names of County Carlow c1937

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Place Names of County Carlow c.1937

by the late Edward O'Toole of Rathvilly

English Name	Name in Irish	Translation	Civil Parish	Barony	O.S. Sheet	Notes
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Moyvalley	Maighe Bheallaigh	Plain of the Road or Pass	Kiltennell	Idrone East	xxii and xxiii
Mullannagaun	Mullan na gCean	Field of the Heads	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxii, xxiii and xxiv	Ancient Burial Ground
Mullanaskeagh	Mullan na Sgeach	Field of the Braes	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxiv
Mullanavode	Mullan na bFod	Field of the Sods	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxiv
Myshall	Magh Íseal	Low Plain	Myshall	Forth	xxvii and xx	Holy Well
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Nash's Quarter		Nash is an English family Name	Haroldstown	Rathvilly	iv
Newacre			Painestown	Carlow	ii
New Garden	Garraid Nua	New Garden	Painestown	Carlow	ii
Newstown			Ardoyne	Rathvilly	xiv	I suppose this is a translation of Baile na Sgeal (J. O'D.)
Newtown	Baile Nua	New Town	Agha	Idrone East	xii and xvi
Newtown	Baile Nua	New Town	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxiv
Nurney	An Urnaighe	The Oratory	Nurney	Idrone East	xii	Stone Crosses
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Oakpark of Painstown			Painstown	Carlow	ii
Old Leighlin	Sean Leithglinn	Old Half Glen	Old Leighlin	Idrone West	xi and xv	Ancient Church. Cross and Holy Well
Oldtown	Sean Baile	Old Town	Ballyellin	Idrone East	xix and xxii	Electoral Division of Ballyellin
Oldtown	Sean Baile	Old Town	Nurney	Idrone East	xii	Electoral Division of Nurney
Oldtown	Sean Baile	Old Town	Clonmore	Rathvilly	ix	Electoral Division of Clonmore
Oldtown	Sean Baile	Old Town	Kinneagh	Rathvilly	iii	Electoral Division of Kinneagh
Orchard	Abhall Gort	Apple Garden	Nurney	Idrone East	xii
Ouragh	Odhoragh	Pale Grey Land	Tullowphelim	Rathvilly	viii and xiii
Owlbeg	Abhall Beag	Small Orchard	Clonygoose	Idrone East	xxii
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Park			Ballinacarrig	Carlow	vii
Parknakyle	Páirc na Coill	Field of the Wood	Old Leighlin	Idrone West	xi
Patrickswell			Rathvilly	Rathvilly	iv	Blessed Well
Phillipstown			Kinneagh	Rathvilly	iii
Pollerton Little and Big			Carlow	Carlow	ii and vii	Pollard is a Family Name (J O'D.)
Porchavodda	Pairsean Mhadaidh	The Dog's Manger	Hacketstown	Rathvilly	iv
Portrushen Lower and Upper	Port Ruisin	Bank of the Underwood or Brushwood	Kiltegan	Rathvilly	iv	Church formerly here
Powerstown			Clonmelsh	Carlow	xii	Belonged to Killerig Preceptory
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Quinagh	Cuineach	Of Corners or Angles	Ballinacarrig	Rathvilly	vii
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Raheen	Raithín	A Small Earthen Fort	Old Leighlin	Idrone West	xi
Raheen	Raithín	A Small Earthen Fort	Clonmore	Rathvilly	ux	Raheenrels (J. O'D.) Old name.
Raheen	Raithín	A Small Earthen Fort	Haroldstown	Rathvilly	iv and ix	Raheendishogue (J. O'D.) Old name
Raheen	Raithín	A Small Earthen Fort	Barragh	Forth	xvii
Raheendaw	Raitín Uí Deaghaidh	O'Dea's Little Earthen Fort	Kinneagh	Rathvilly	iii
Raheendarragh	Raitín Darach	Little Fort of the Oak	Kiltennell	Idrone East	xx and xxiii
Raheendoran	Raitín Dorain	Doran's Little Earthen Fort	Cloydagh	Idrone West	vii and xii
Raheenkillane	Raitín Cille Áine	Little Rath of Killane	Ballyellin	Forth	xvii
Raheenkyle	Raitín Coill	Little Rath of the Hazel (wood)	Kiltennell	Idrone East	xx and xxiii
Raheenleigh	Raitín Liath	Grey Little Rath	Myshall	Forth	xx
Raheenwood	Coill Raitín	Wood of the Raheen or Small Earthen Fort	Myshall	Idrone East	xvi and xvii
Raheenwood	Coill Raitín	Wood of the Raheen or Small Earthen Fort	Old Leighlin	Idrone West	xi and xv
Rahill	Raitil	Rath of the Stone	Rahill	Rathvilly	I, ia, iii and iv	Ruins of Church and Burial Ground
Rainestown	Baile an Raitiu	Town of the Little Rath	Killerig	Carlow	iii
Rathanna	Rath Hanna	Hanna's Rath or Fort	Kiltennell	Idrone East	xxiii
Rathbaun	Rath Bán	White Rath	Grangeforth	Carlow	viii
Rathcrogue	Rath Cruadhog	Crogue's Rath or fort	Tullowmagimma	Carlow	vii
Rathdaniel	Rath Domhnaill	Daniel's Rath or Fort	Kinneagh	Rathvilly	iii
Rathduff	Rath Dubh	Black Rath or Fort	Dunleckney	Idrone East	xvi
Rathedan	Rath Aedain	Rath of Aidan or Etán	Agha	Idrone East	xii and xvii	Book of Ballymote
Ratheeragh	Rath Fidherach	Fiachra's Rath or Fort	Ardoyne	Rathvilly	xiii
Rathellin	Rath Eibhlinne	Eibhlinne's Rath	Agha	Idrone East	xii and xvi
Rathercan	Rath Earcain	Erkan's Fort	Fennagh	Idrone East	xvi and xvii
Rathgeran	Rath Gearain	Gearan's Fort	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxii, xxiii and xxv
Rathglass	Rath Glas	Green Fort	Tullowphelim	Rathvilly	xiii	Two Ogham Stones
Rathlyon	Rath Liadhain	Liadhan's Fort	Tullowphelim	Rathvilly	xiii
Rathmore	Rath Mór	Great Rath	Rathmore	Rathvilly	iii	Residence of King Colman in 6th century
Rathnafushoge	Rath na Fuiseóige	Rath of the Lark	Hacketstown	Rathvilly	v
Rathnagrew Lower and Upper	Rath na Geric	Fort of the Horse Shoes (odd name) (J. O'D.)	Hacketstown	Rathvilly	v
Rathnapish	Raithín na Píse	Little Rath of the Peas	Carlow	Carlow	ii and vii
Rathnashannagh	Rath na Seánach	Rath of the Foxes	Grangeforth	Carlow	viii
Rathornan	Rath a Carnan	Rath of the Carn or Heap	Tullowcreen	Idrone East	xii
Rathnageeragh	Rath na gCaorac	Fort of the Sheep	Fennagh	Idrone East	xx	Castle of the McMurroughs
Rathrush	Rath Ruis	Fort of the Wood	Gilbertstown	Forth	xiii
Rathtoe	Rath Tua	North Rath or Fort	Gilbertstown	Forth	viii and xiii
Rathvarron	Rath Bhairin	Bairinn's Rath or Fort	Ardoyne	Rathvilly	xiii and xiv
Rathvilly	Rath Bhile	Fort of the Old Tree	Rathvilly	Rathvilly	iii and iv	Ancient Moat and Castle
Rathvindon	Rath Bhindon	Bindon's Rath	Tullowcreen	Idrone West	xii
Rathwade	Rath Wade	Rath or Fort of the family of Wade	Agha	Idrone East	xii
Redbog	Móin Ruadh	Red Bog	Clonmore	Rathvilly	x
Ricketstown or Bettyfield		Town of Ricket or Little Richard	Kinneagh	Rathvilly	iii
Ridge			Old Leighlin	Idrone West	xi and xvi
Rocksavage			St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxii
Roscat	Ros Cath	Wood of the Battle (of Kellistown)	Ardristan	Rathvilly	viii and xiii
Rosdellig	Ros Deilg	Wood of the Thorn	Kiltennell	Idrone East	xxii and xxiii
Rosacurra	Ros a Cuiraigh	Wood of the Moor	Myshall	Forth	xvii and xx
Roslee	Ros Liath	Grey Little Fort	Myshall	Forth	xvii
Russelstown			Killerig	Carlow	iii and viii
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St. Mullins	Tigh Moling	St. Moling's House	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxiv and xxvi	Church Ruins, cross and Holy Well
Scotland			Hacketstown	Rathvilly	v
Seskin	Seiscean	A Quagmire, Sedgy Land	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxii and xxiv
Seskin Lower and Upper	Seiscean	A Quagmire, Sedgy Land	Old Leighlin	Idrone West	xi and xii
Seskinamadra	Seiscin na Madra	Sedgy Marsh of the Dogs or Foxes	Sliguff	Idrone East	xix and xx
Seskinrea	Seiscin Ratha	Sedgy Marsh of the Fort	Old Leighlin	Idrone West	xi
Seskinryan	Seiscin Ua Riaghain	O'Ryan's Sedge or Marsh	Lorum	Idrone East	xvi and xix
Shangarry	Sean-garraidh	Old Garden	Myshall	Forth	xvii
Sheean	Siodhan	A Fairy Mount	Myshall	Forth	xvii
Sherwood or Dukespark			Barragh	Forth	xvii
Slaneyquarter		Called from the River Slaney	Grangeforth	Rathvilly	viii
Sherwood Park			Barragh	Forth	xiii and xvii
Skahanrane	Sceachain Rathain	Bush of the Fort	Lorum	Idrone East	xix
Slievedurda	Sliabh Durda	Durda's Mountain	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxiv
Sliguff	Slig Dhubh	Black Road, Way or Pass	Sliguff	Idrone East	xvi and xix
Spahill			Kiltennell	Idrone East	xix and xxii	Spa Well here formerly
Sragh	Srath	A Holm or Strath	Ballon	Forth	xiii and xvii
Staplestown		Town of the Market (J. O'D.)	Ballinacarrig	Carlow	vii	Formerly written "Staplerstown"
Straboe	Srathbó	Holm of the Cow	Straboe	Rathvilly	iii and viii	Church, Castle and Holy Well
Straduff	Srath-dubh	Black Strath or Holm	Myshall	Idrone East	xvii
Stralusky	Srath Leisgthe	Burned or scorched Strath or Holm	Hacketstown	Rathvilly	iv
Strawhall			Carlow	Carlow	ii and vii
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Tankardstown		Tankard is a Family Name	Tullowphelim	Rathvilly	viii and ix
Templenaboe	Teampull na Bó	Church of the Cow	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxvi	St. Moling and Boromhean Tribute
Templeowen	Teampull Eoghain	Owen's Church	Fennagh (Det)	Rathvilly	viii	Augustinian Friary
Templepeter	Teampull Peadair	St. Peter's Church	Templepeter	Forth	xii and xiii	Ancient Church and Burial Ground
Tiknock	Tigh Cnoic	House of the Hill	Rathvilly	Rathvilly	iv
Tinnacarrig	Tigh na Carraig	House of the Rock	Ullard	St. Mullins Lower	xxii and xxiv	Kilcullen Holy Well
Tinneclash	Tigh na Claise	House of the Trench or Furrow	Templepeter	Forth	xiii
Tinnaclash	Tigh na Claise	House of the Trench or Furrow	Kiltegan	Rathvilly	iv
Tinnagarney	Tigh na gCearnaig	House of the O'Kearney's	Wells	Idrone West	xv
Tinnahinch	Tigh na hInse	House of the Inch, Strath or Holm	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxiv	St. Michael's Well
Tinryland	Tinne Ruitleain	Hill of the Wheel	Tullowmagimma	Carlow	vii
Toberbride	Tobar Brighde	St. Brigid's Well	Dunleckney	Idrone East	xvi	Well is closed in
Tobinstown	Baile Tóibín	Tobin's Town	Rathvilly	Rathvilly	iii, iv, viii and ix
Tomard Lower (1 & 2) and Tomard Upper (1 & 2)	Túaim Árd	High Mound	Tullowcreen	Idrone West	vi and xi	St. Brigid's Church (in ruins) and Holy Well
Tombeagh	Túaim Beithe	Mound or Tumulus of the Birch	Hacketstown	Rathvilly	iv	Blessed Well here formerly
Tomduff	Túaim Dubh	Black Mound or Tumulus	Kiltennell	Idrone East	xix, xx, xxii and xxiii
Tomnaslough	Tamhnaigh Salach	Dirty Field	Wells	Idrone West	xii
Tuckamine	Tuca Mín	Smooth, Rich Land	Rathvilly	Rathvilly	iii and viii
Tullowbeg	Tulach Beag	Small Hill	Fennagh (Det)	Rathvilly	viii and xiii
Tullowphelim	Tulaigh Ua Feidhlimidhe	Hill of the Hy Felimy (Keating)	Tullowphelim	Rathvilly	viii	Monastery, Castle and Holy Well
Turra	Toradh	Fruit	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxiv and xxvi
Turtane	Tuartan	A Hillock; an isolated Bank	Myshall	Forth	xvii	Possibly named from Tortan, a Firbolg King
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Ullard Beg and More	Abhall Gort	Apple Garden	Myshall	Forth	xvii	Ancient Church and High Cross
Upton or Ballyhubbock	Baile Hoboc	Hobock's Town	Fennagh	Idrone East	xvi
Urglin or Rutland	Uirghleann	Fresh Glen or Valley	Urglin	Carlow	ii, iii, vii and viii
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Vermount			Clonmore	Rathvilly	iv and ix
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Walshestown or Ballynabrannagh	Baile na mBreathnach	Town of the Walshes	St. Mullins	St. Mullins Lower	xxiii and xxv
Waterstown	Baile Bhaitheir	(recte) Walterstown	Rathvilly	Rathvilly	iv
Wells			Wells	Idrone West	xv and xvi
Williamstown	Baile Uilliam	Town of William	Rathvilly	Rathvilly	iv	Castle here in olden times
Woodlandss			Moyacomb	St. Mullins Upper	xiv
Woodside			Hacketstown	Rathvilly	iv

Transcribed by JJ Woods c2008