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Place Names
- Bullock park (Lettershanbo or near Johnny Houstins)
- Pollaid (Hollow near Jim Pattons of Kinaderra)
- Banshes (Above Dan Kellys, Kinaderra)
- Páirc na Cróine (Con's big field in Lower
Moneen)
- Clabbermore (Muddy - or 'Clabber' - field towards river
in McGintys of Cloghanbeg)
- Black Garden (Factory field in Brockagh village)
- Bealach Beadaidhe (Dr Matthew's Brae)
- Belach Bréagach (Dorrians down to Marleys Shop)
- Near Casán na mBrathair we have Srath na Grealloige,
Malaidh na Neoinin,Bearnái na Gaoithe.
- Clochar a Mhadaigh Leabaidh na Raithnighe.
- Ailt a tSamraidh (Cró na Ceithairne)
- Cruach Ghiobach (Ag Cró na mBoc)
- Sruthan Bhriain Óig (Ag Cró na mBoc)
- Mín nagcloch Corr (Ag Cró na mBoc)
- Crap a Locha, ard a Ghiní (Ballykerrigan)
- Béal Áth an tSamhaidh (Above Reelin Bridge)
- Carraig na Caibidile (Near Moys, Ballykerrigan)
- Loch a Doire, Loch Easog, Casán na nGabhar (ag
Loch Eoinín)
- Ard Donn. Poll a Chuilinn. Sruthán Cam (Cró
an mBoc)
- Na Glas Charnáin. Poll a Ghréasaí.
Bearnaí na gCloch.
- Gearrán Mailce. (Rock above Johnny Browne's , Ardlaghan)
- Ardán na Fionnbhualadh (Arbatt)
- Carraig a tSaic (Ardlaghan)
- Ard na Scathán (Lower Letterbrick)
- Droichead a tSabhaill (Dergroagh)
- Creamery Brae was called McGarrigle's Brae
- Eas a Chlocháin (Salmon Leap)
- Cruacha Mhínte Fearraigh (Old name for Three Tops)
- Glengorm (In Patton's Hill, Lettershanbo)
- Droichead na cos Dubh (Bridge crossing the River Finn
beside Glenfin Chapel, where those arriving for Mass washed
their feet before putting on their shoes)
- Droichead na caibidile (Stranabrade)
- Uaigh an tseandune (Where an old man was lost on his journey
between Townawilly and Glenfin)
- Belart (Occupied by Art McGuigan)
- Mín an Alabnaight (McGinty's section of Lettershanbo
where a Protestant was killed by a beetle...not a creepie
crawlie but an old fashioned wooden potato masher!)
- Lag an Ime (Where Neal Martin lived in Meenahorna)
- Ard a Sciobóil (In Letterhillew)
- Ard Bata (A man discovered a fairy treasure there and
went home for a spade to dig it up, but when he returned
the field was all sticks. He had left a stick to mark the
spot.)
- Baile Chiarragain. He had cures for man and beast. Bhí
an baile uilig ag fear darb ainm Ciarragain agus sé
phunta dheag de chios air. Tugadh "Baile Chiarragain
na gCloch Glas" air.
- Baile na mBan. Bhí scaifte bean ar buailteachas
ann agus fear amháin. Rith claigeann deag acu trasna
na hóna ina dhiaidh agus báitheadh iad uilig.
- Cró na gCat Fiain (In Ardlaghan)
- Carraic an Óir (Far end of Ballykerrigan where
Gallaghers hid the gold)
- Cró na Fola (In Ballykerrigan where they bled bullocks)
- Bothóg a tSagairt (Altar in Ballybobaneen)
- Bun na dTrí Sruthán (Tully)
- Coillidh Dhónaill (In middle of big meadow of McMenamins,
Lower Moneen. Donal used to cut rods there )
- Béal Atha an Dúin (Near the stepping stones.
There was a ring fort there before the railway was made)
- Bal Átha Ní Dhorraidhin. (Somewhere on river
near Reelin Bridge)
- Carney's pool (near the Meeting of the Waters, where the
rivers Finn and Reelin meet)
- Stibble Hill (Brae on Road in Altnapaste)
- Peter's Hollow (where Peter was drowned in river in Ballinatone)
- Ceim (A road cutting in Ballykerrigan near Letterhillew
Bridge)
- Scread an Iolair (Scraig Mountain in Meenahorna beside
Lough Finn)
- An Droichead Maide (Anick Bridge at Cloghanmore)
- Béal Átha an Leasa (In townland of Altatragh)
- Loch Creamlach
- Srath na Scillinge, Arbatt (where the hedge-school once
was)
- Srath Lbanach.
- Srath na gCnamh.
- Srath na gCaisí.
- Cnoc na hAmaide (Another name for Sérochaidh Mountain
in Stranabratick)
- Coileach (Bordering townland of Cark)
- Poll Brean (At Coileach)
- Feadán Burn (Stream dividing parishes of Glenfin
and Raphoe)
- Glebe Brae in Ballybotemple was called School Brae.
The following are in Brockagh Hill:
- An tArd Doite
- Ard a Bhrisc
- Bothoga Tharlaigh
- Cnoc na Tumóige
- Ard na nAmharc
- Ard Mór na mBolgadán
- Na Seascáin Dhearga
- Carraig Bhreac
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