Village Names, Moygownagh in Co. Mayo

Name Irish Translation Meaning
Moygownagh Magh Gamhnach Plain of the milch cows
Ardvarney Ard-Bhearna High Gap
Attyshane Ait Tighe Seaghain Site of John’s House
Ballaghamuck Bealach Muc Road of the pigs
Behy Beithneach Abounding in beech trees
Bunnaveela n/a n/a
Curwolly Cor Bhuaile Odd booley or the round hill of the booly
Doobeha Dubh-Bheith Black Birch
Drumnanaughull Druim na n-Aingeal The ridge of the angels
Firriy Foireamh Woody or scrubby land
Furmweel n/a n/a
Knockananny Cnoc an Eanaigh Hill of the marsh
Laghtanwac Leacht an Bhaic Monument of the bend
Lassanny Leasanna Earthen forts
Lecarrowanwadthy Leath-Cheathramhadh an Mhaide Half-quarter of the stick
Shanvodinnaun Sean-Bhoth Doinneáin Dinnan’s old hut
Tawnywadthyduff Tamhnach an Mhadaidh Field of the black dog
Fahy Faithche A green, a fair green
Fairfield Lower n/a n/a
Fairfield Upper n/a n/a
Fortland n/a n/a
Gortmalire Gort na Ladhar Field of the forks
Tobbermoremalae n/a n/a
Gurtnahurra Lower n/a n/a
Gurtnahurra Upper n/a n/a
Gurtskedda Gort Sceide Field of the Fright
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