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Binkeeragh
Binkeeragh (Irish derived place name, either ''Binn Chaorach'', meaning ‘The Mountain Peak of the Sheep’ or ''Minkeeragh'', meaning ‘The Mountain Pasture of the Sheep’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Binkeeragh is bounded on the north by Commas (Kinawley) townland, on the south by Knockroe (Kinawley) townland, on the west by Tullydermot townland and on the east by Aghaboy (Kinawley) and Gubnafarna townlands. Its chief geographical features are Cuilcagh mountain on whose eastern side it lies, reaching a height of 951 feet; Pollnagollum Cave (Irish derived place name ''Poll na gColmán'', meaning 'The Hole of the Pigeons') on the boundary with Aghaboy townland, described as- ''A fine open pot masked by vegetation, north wall 40 feet high. An easy scramble. Three passages, the longest is 75 yards''; and also- ''The upper part of the limestone occurs here and there is a cave called Pulgulm or the Pigeon hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aghaboy (Kinawley)
Aghaboy (Irish derived place name, ''Achadh Buí'', meaning ‘The Yellow Field’) is a townland in the civil parish of Kinawley, barony of Tullyhaw, County Cavan, Ireland. Geography Aghaboy is bounded on the north by Monydoo (or Tonycrom) townland, on the west by Binkeeragh and Commas (Kinawley) townlands and on the east by Gorteennaglogh and Gubnafarna townlands. Its chief geographical features are Cuilcagh mountain on whose eastern side it lies, reaching a height of 1,208 feet; Pollnagollum Cave (Irish derived place name ''Poll na gColmán'', meaning 'The Hole of the Pigeons') on the boundary with Binkeeragh townland, described as- ''A fine open pot masked by vegetation, north wall 40 feet high. An easy scramble. Three passages, the longest is 75 yards''; and also- ''The upper part of the limestone occurs here and there is a cave called Pulgulm or the Pigeon hole from which a subterranean mountain stream emerges about which there are some fossils. In this cave the surface of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |