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Aghnacally
Aghnacally (Irish derived place name, either ''Achadh na Caillí'', meaning 'The Field of the Hag’ or ''Ucht na Caillí'', meaning 'The Hill of the Hag’ or ''Ucht na Choillidh'', meaning 'The Hill of the Wood’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. A sub-division is called ''Carricknabrock'' (Irish derived place name, ''Carraig na Broic'', meaning 'The Rock of the Badgers’). Another sub-division is called ''The Spinks''. The 1938 Dúchas folklore collection states- ''The 'Spinks', in the townland of Aughnakelly in a hollow between Northern and Southern Ireland, is supposed to contain deposits of coal''. Geography Aghnacally is bounded on the north by Gorgesh townland in County Fermanagh, on the south by Carrowmore, County Cavan and Legavreagra townlands, on the west by Aghakinnigh and Drumersee townlands and on the east by Aghyoule, County Fermanagh and Tonymore townlands. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legavreagra
Legavreagra (Irish derived place name, ''Lag na bhFreagra'', meaning 'The Hollow of the Echoes') is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Legavreagra is bounded on the west by Aghakinnigh townland and on the east by Aghnacally, Carrowmore, County Cavan and Mullanacre Upper townlands. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area. Its chief geographical features are Slieve Rushen mountain on whose north-western slope it lies, reaching a height of 1,279 feet; Pollnagollum cave (Irish derived place name Poll na gColmán, meaning 'The Hole of the Pigeons') which is a pot hole with a floor 70 feet deep; Tory Cave (Irish derived place name Tóraí, meaning 'The Cave of the Outlaws') which is a muddy bedding-plane associated with the Lughnasadh celebrations.; Loughan Macmartin mountain lake; Taylor's Lough (The 1938 Dúchas folklore collection states- ''In the townland of Legavegra is a small lake called Taylor's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |