Placenames of Coolderry
 
1.Chúl Doire = Back of the oak wood.

2. Kilcolman=Cill -Colman= Church of Colman.

3. Curragh = Currach = Marshy Place.

4. Knockan = Cnocain = Little Hill.

5. Ballybeg= Baile- Beag = Little Townsland.

6. Cloghan = Clocháin = Stony Place.

7. Boveen = Both - Mhín = Smooth Booth.

8. Ballyeighan = Baile -Aodhagan = Egans Townsland.

9. Ballybritt = Baile-Britt = Townsland of Britt.

10. Aghancon = Agha - na-gcon = Field of Hounds.

11. Gloster = Glás -Tir = The Green Land.

12. Glascloon= Glas -cluain = Green Meadow .

13.Gloster=glas tír =the green land.

14.Knock = cnoc = hill.

15.Ballinlough = baile na locha = townlands of lake.

16.Killeen = cillín = little church or coill wood.

17.Clonbeg = cluain beag = little meadow.

18.Conicker =conigear= rabbit warren.

19.Ballyatty=baille an tí= townsland of house suite.

20.Glebe = an gleib= tableand.

21.Cree =craobh =branch.

22.Sharavogue =searadh bhog= soft pasture.Could also be Searbhóg :a small sour woman !

23.Rathbeg=rath -beag=small fort.

24.Rathmore=rath -more=big fort.

25.Glasderrybeg=glás-doire-beag=small green oak wood.

26.Knocknamasc=cnoc-na-mias=hill of the dishes.

27.Dromoyle=droim mhaol=bare-ridge.

28.Danganreagh=grey-fortress dangan reach.

29.Bredagh=bredach=a breaking narrow glen.

30.Lissanierin=lios an iarainn=the iron fort.

31.Clonbeg=cluain beag=litttle meadow.

32.Killistristane=church or wood of Tristane ..crooked wood. ??

33.Moneyadda=muine fada=long shrubbery

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