O’Donovan’s Name Books
(Drumreilly) Parish
Compiled by John O’Donovan in 1835. Re-arranged and re-typed by
FAS Project in Leitrim Genealogy Centre, Ballinamore in 1994.
Irish versions checked and standardised by Seán Suilleabháin in 2008
Aghalough
ACHADH LOCHA, field of the lough or lake.
Aghawillin
ACHADH AN MHUILINN, field of the mill.
Aghoo
ACHADH, a field.
Annagh, Upper
EANACH, a marsh.
Arderry
ARD DOIRE, high Derry or oak wood.
Ardunsaghan
ARD UINSEANACH, hill of the ash.
Aughrim
EACH DROIM, Hill of the horse
Ballinagleragh
BAILE NA G-CLÉIREACH, Town of the Clergy.
Black Lough
Boeeshil
BOTH ÍSEAL, Low house, booth or tent.
Carntullagh
CARN TULACH, hill of the carn or heap of stones.
Carrickmakeegan
CARRAIG MIC THADHGAIN, MacKeogan’s Rock.
Cleighran-beg
CLOCHRAN BEAG, stony place (little)
Cleighranmore
CLOCHRAN MÓR, great stony land.
Cloonboygher Lough
Coragh
CORTHACH, a moor.
Corduff
CORR DUBH, Black round hill.
Corglass
CORR GLAS, green round hill.
Corgloghan
CORR NA GCLOCHAN, round hill of the stone houses.
Cornacreeve
CORR NA CRAOIBHE, Round hill of the bush or branching.
Cornageeha
CORR NA GAOITHE, Round hill of the wind.
Cornaguillagh
CORR NA G-COILEACH, Round hill of the cocks.
Cornamucklagh North
CORR NA MUCLACH, Round hill of the piggeries.
Corrala
CORA FHLEADHA, weir of the chicken weed.
Corralahan
CORA LEATHAN, broad weir.
Corraleehan
CORA LIATHÁIN, Lehan’s weir.
Corramahan
CORR MEATHAN, middle hill.
MEATHAN, sometimes denotes slit oak, for sieve
Corrawaleen
CORR MHAILÍN, round hill of the little chief.
Cortober
CORR A TOBAIR, round hill of the well.
Crockeen
CROICÍN, a little hill.
Cuilmore
COILL MHÓR, great wood.
Cuiltia
COILLTE, woods
Cully
COILLEADH, a wood or woodland.
Curraghatawy
CURRACH A TSAMHAIDH, Currach of the sorrell.
Derradda
DOIRE FHADA, long Derry or oak wood.
Derreenageer
DOIRÍN NA G-CAOR, little Derry or oak wood of the berries.
Derrinivver
DOIRE AN IBHIR, oak wood of the ivory.
Derrinwillin
DOIRE AN MHUILINN, Derry or oak wood of the mill.
Derrygoan
DOIRE GUAN, Guan’s oak-wood.
Derrynahona
DOIRE NA HABHNA, oak wood of the river.
Doochorran
DUBH-CORRAN, Black winding hill or hook.
Drumahira
DROIM, a ridge (ahira not understood)
Drumbrick
DROIM BRIC, Ridge of the speckled man or trout.
Drumconlevan
DROIM COINLEABHAIN, Quinlivan’s ridge or long hill.
Drumcoura
DROIM CABHRACH, ridge of the help.
Drumcullion
DROIM CUILINN, hollymount, ridge of the holly.
Drumderg
DROIM DEARG, Red ridge.
Drumdiffer
DROIM DUIBHTIRE, Ridge of the black district.
Druminalass
DROIMÍN NA LEASA, Ridge of the fort.
Drumlea
DROIM LIATH, grey ridge.
Drumlonan Lough
DROIM LONAÍN, Lonan’s Ridge.
Drumnafinnila
DROIM NA FIONGHAILE, Ridge of the murder.
Drumreilly
DROIM RAIGHILLIGH, Reilly’s ridge.
Drumristin
DROIM REISTIN, little Richard’s ridge.
Eden
EÁDAN, a brow, frons.
Fahy
FAICHE, a green-plain, or level spot.
Garadice
GARA DEAS, garden of the ears of corn, or handsome garden.
Garadice Lough
LOCH FIONNMHAIGE, lake of the fair plain.
Glennan Beg
GLEANNÁN, diminutive of GLEANN, a valley.
Gortachoosh
GORT A CHUAIS, Field of the cave.
Greaghnafarna
GREACH NA FEARNA, field of the alders.
Greaghnaloughry
GREACH NA LUACHRA, Field of the rushes.
Gubs
GUIB, points, beaks.
Inishmagrath Island
Keelrin
CAOL RINN, narrow Rin or point.
Keenheen
CAOINTHIN, fine surfaced hill.
Kilgarriff
COILL GHARBH. The rough wood.
Killameen
COILL MÍN, smooth wood.
Killaphort
COILL A PHOIRT, wood of the bank.
Killyran Lough
Kilmore
COILL MHÓR. Big wood.
Kilnacreevy
COILL NA CRAOIBHE, wood of the branching tree.
Kinkinbeg Lough
Kinkin Lough
Knocks
NA CNOIC, the hills.
Largandill
LEARGAN DALL, the blind man’s hill side.
Leckan
LEACAIN, hill side.
Lisgruddy
LIOS GRODHAIGH, Grody’s fort.
Lislahy
LIOS LATHAIGE, fort of the slough.
Lough Awaddy
LOCH A MHADAIDH, lake of the dog.
Lower Annagh
Mullaghboy
MULLACH BUÍ yellow summit.
Mullaghmore
MULLACH MÓR, great summit.
Slievenakilla
SLIABH NA CILLE, Mountain of the Church.
Sradrinagh
SRATH DRAIGHNEACH, holm of the slow bushes.
Sradrinan
SRATH DRAIGHNEÁN, holm of the Black thorns.
Sraloaghan
SRATH LUACHAIN. Loaghan’s Strath.
Sranadarragh
SRATH NA DARACH, holm of the oaks (but not holm-oak)
Sranagarvanagh
SRATH NA NGARBHANACH, holm of the rough men.
Stroke
Meaning not understood.
Toome
TUAIM, a mound or tumulus.
Tullynahaia
TULAIGH NA H-ATHA, hill of the kiln.
Tullynapurtlin
TULAIGH NA PURTLINE, hill of the bank of the pond.
Tullyveacan
TULAIGH BHEACAN, Beakan’s hill.
Urball
EIREABALL signifies a tail of land, i.e. a long narrow stripe.
Urbal Barr of,
BARR AN EIREABAILL, Top of the tail or stripe.
White Rock