List of townlands of County Londonderry

In Ireland, counties are divided into civil parishes, and these parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands sorted by parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland:

Parishes

Aghadowey

Townland Irish Origin (if applicable) Meaning Aghadowey Achadh Dubhthaigh Duffy's field Ardreagh Ard Riabhach grey height Ballinrees Baile an Fhraoigh or Baile an Righ or Baile an Reisidhe homestead of the heather or king's town or town of the reciter Ballybritain Baile Bhriotáin homestead of Britain Ballycaghan Baile (Mhic) Eachaidh homestead of Caghan Ballyclough Baile Clog or Cloch homestead of the bell or stone Ballydevitt Baile (Mhic) Daibhéid homestead of Devitt Ballygawley Baile Uí Dhálaigh Ó Dálaigh's homestead Ballylintagh An Baile Linnteach homestead of pools Ballymenagh Baile Meadhonach middle town Ballynacally More Baile na Caillí Mór big homestead of the hags/nuns Ballywillin Baile Muileann homestead of the mill Bovagh Caheny Caitheanaigh place of winnowing chaff Carnrallagh Carn Ralach Cairn of the oak-tree Carranroe Corran Rua red corner (or sickle shape) Clagan Cloigeann the skull (a round hill) Clarehill Clár Coill level wood Clintagh Cluain Teach meadow-land house Collins Coileain O'Collins Coolhill Cúil Coill back-wood Cornamuclagh Corr na Muclach round hill of the pig-styes Craiglea Glebe Creag Uí Lí or Creag Liath rock of the Fir Lí or grey rock Craigmore Creag Mór big crag Crevolea Craobh Uí Lí or Craobh Liath (family) branch of the Fir Lí or grey branchy tree Crosscanley Glebe Crois Cineál Lí or Crois Cinn Liath cross of the race of the Fir Lí or cross of the grey head Crossmakeever Cros (Mhic) Íomhair McKeever's cross Culdrum Cúil droim back of the ridge Cullycapple Coilleach gCapall woodland of the horses Cullyramer Coilleach Reamhar thick wood Dernagross Doire na gCrois oakwood of the cross Droghed Droichead bridge Drumacrow Droim na Cruach ridge of the ricks Drumeil Droim Mile or Droim Eillidhe ridge of soldiers or Elly's ridge Drumsteeple Droim + Steeple (English) or Droim Stábla steeple ridge or ridge of the stable Glenbuck Gleann Buic glen of the buck (stag) Glencurb Clann Corb or Gleann Corb clan of Corb or glen of wickedness Glenkeen Gleann Caoin pleasant glen Gorran Garran shrubbery Gortin Coolhill Goirtín Cúil Choil little tilled field, back-field Gortin Mayoghill Goirtín Má Ghuala little tilled field, plain of the shoulder Keely Chaolaigh slender rod/sticks Killeague Coill Liag or Cill Éig wood of the stone or church of death Killykergan Coill Uí Chiaragáin O'Kerrigan's wood Kiltest Cill/Coill Teiste church/wood of the testimony (witness) Knockaduff Cnoc na Dubh black hill Landmore Lann Mór big church Lisboy Lios Buí yellow fort Lisnamuck Lios na Muc fort of the pigs Managher Bheannchar or Manach ár hilly land or monk's tillage Mayboy Maigh Buí yellow plain Mayoghill Maigh Eochaill plain of the yew-wood Meavemanougher Meabh Bheannchar Meave's hilly land Meencraig Mín Creag smooth crag Menagh Meánach middle land Moneybrannon Muine Breannain Brennan's thicket/shrubbery Moneycarrie Lower Móin na Caraidh bog of the weir Mullaghinch Mullach Inis water-meadow/island summit Mullan An Mullán little summit Mullinabrone Mullach na Bron summit of the quern (stone-mill) Risk Riasg marsh Rusky Rúscaigh morass (a mire/marsh) Scalty Scoilte rock split/cleft Seygorry Suidhe Guaire seat of St. Guaire Shanlongford Sean Longphort old fortified house Tamlaght Tamhlacht plague burial place

Aghanloo

Townland Irish Origin (if applicable) Meaning Artikelly Ard Tighe (Uí) Cheallaigh height of (O')Kelly's house Ballybrisell Baile Bhreasail Bresails homestead Ballycarton Baile Ceartan or (Mhic) Cairthainn homestead of the forge or Mhic Cairthainn's homestead Ballycastle Baile + castle Castle homestead Ballyhanna Baile (Uí) hAnnaidh (O')Hanna's homestead Ballyhenry East Baile (Mhic) Éinrí (O'Cahan sept variant) Henry's homstead Ballymaglin Baile Mhic Fhloinn McFlynn's homestead Ballymoney Baile Muine or Monaidh homestead of the thicket or bog Carbullion Possibly Corr Cuilleann or Cuileann round hill of the steep unbroken slope or holly Clooney Chluanaidh meadow Cressy Crib Possibly Scotch-Gaelic Crosach Crib Holiday home crossing Dirtagh Dair Teach oak wood house Dowland Dow + Land Land of value Drumaderry Droim na Daire ridge of the oak-grove Drumalief Droim Amhlaoibh Auliffe's (Olaf's) ridge Drumbane Droim Bán white ridge Freehall (Moneyvennon) Muine Bheanain St. Benan's thicket Glebe Gortnamoney Gort na Móna field of the bog Grange Park Grannagh Ardnargle Granach + Ard na Aireagal gravely + high oratory/habitation/small church Killybready Choillidh Brighde Brigid's wood Largantea Leargain Tighe hill-slope house Lisnagrib Lios na Grib fort of the quick Magheraskeagh Machaire Sceach plain of thornes Rathfad Ráth ?? fort ?? Shanvey Sean Bheith old birch tree Stradreagh tSráid Riabhach grey/fallow single-street village Tircorran Tir Corráin Curran's land Tullyarmon Tulach hArmainn Harmon's hillock

Agivey

Townland Irish Origin (if applicable) Meaning Culcrow Cúl/Cúil Cruach corner/back of ricks Glasgort Glas Gort green field Landagivey Lann Áth Geimhe church of the ford of roaring water Lissaghmore Lios Mór great fort Mullaghmore Mullach Mór big summit Mullaghmore Glebe Mullach Mór big summit Ree Riabhac grey lands

Ardboe (County Londonderry portion)

Townland Irish Origin (if applicable) Meaning Annahavil Eanach Abhaill marsh of the orchard Ballygonny More Baile gConaidh Mór homestead of fire-wood Drummullan Droim Muilinn Mullan's ridge/ridge of the little summit Moneyhaw Muine hDith brake of the ford

Artrea (County Londonderry portion)

Townland Irish Origin (if applicable) Meaning Aughrim Eachdhroim horse-ridge Ballindrum Baile an Droim homestead of the ridge Ballydawley (Crosspatrick) Baile (Uí) Dalaigh homestead of Daly Ballyeglish Baile Eaglais church homestead Ballygillen More Baile (Ui) Ghilin Mór big homestead of O'Gillen Ballygruby Baile gRiabach or Baile Grúibe fallow homestead or Gruby's homestead Ballygurk Baile (Mhic) Oirc homestead of McGurk Ballymaguigan Baile Mhic Ghuigín MacGuigan's homestead Ballymulderg More Baile (Uí) Maoildeirg Mór big homestead of O'Mulderg Ballymulligan Baile Uí Mhaoileagáin O'Mulligan's homestead Ballynagarve Baile na Gairbhe homestead of the rough land Ballyneill More Baile Uí Néill Mór big homestead of O'Neill Ballynenagh Baile an Aenach or Eanach homstead of the (cattle) fair or marsh Ballynewy Baile Fhiodhbhaidhe or Baile Nua homestead of wood or new town Ballyriff Baile Ruibhe homestead of the rue/brimstone Ballyrogully Baile Rua gCaille homestead of red wood Ballyronan More Baile Uí Rónáin Mor Ronan's big homestead Carraloan (Glebe) Ceathrú Luan quarter of the lambs Creagh (Etre and Otre) Créach the coarse pasture Derrygarve Doire Garbh rough oakwood Doluskey Dubh Loisgthe black burnt land Drumenagh Droim Aenach ridge of the (cattle) fair Lisnamorrow Lios na Marbh fort of the dead Maghadone Machaire Donn or Machaire Dún brown plain or plain of the fort Mawillian Má Mhuilinn plain of the mill Moneymore Muine Mór big thicket Tralee Tráigh Lía grey strand

Ballinderry

Townland Irish Origin (if applicable) Meaning Ardagh Árd Achadh high field Ballinderry Baile an Doire homestead of the oakwood Ballydonnell Baile (Ui) Dhomhnaill O'Donnell's homestead Ballylifford Baile Leifear homestead by side of the water Ballymultrea Baile (Uí) Maoltrea homestead of O'Multrea Ballyronan Beg Baile (Uí) Rónáin Bheag Ronan's little homestead Belagherty Baile Uí Fhachartaigh homestead of O'Faherty Killymuck Coill na Muc wood of the pigs

Ballyaghran

Townland Irish Origin (if applicable) Meaning Ballygallin Ballygelagh East Ballygelagh West Ballyleese South Ballysally Bellemont North Broad Isle Cappagh More Carnalbanagh Carnanee Craigtown Beg Crossreagh East Crossreagh West Dooey Beg Drumslade Dundooan Galvally Garborgle Garrylaban Glebe Island-Tasserty Island-Vardin Isle of Benoney Kiltinny Beg Kiltinny More Little Ringan Maddybenny Beg Magheraclay Mullaghacall North Nare Roselick Beg Tullaghmurry East

Ballymoney (County Londonderry portion)

Townland Irish Origin (if applicable) Meaning Ballygan Upper Baile gCeann or Liagain homestead of the heads or pillar-stone Ballywindelland Lower Baile Mhuine Dileann homestead of the shrubbery of the flood Ballywindelland Upper Baile Mhuine Dileann homestead of the shrubbery of the flood Colebreene Lower Cúl Bruidhne corner/back of the fairy palace Heagles hEaglais church Macfinn Lower Maigh Fionn fair plain Seacon Lower Suidhe Conn Conn's seat Seacon More Suidhe Conn Mór big Conn's seat

Ballynascreen

Townland Irish Origin (if applicable) Meaning Ballynure Baile na nIúr (Iúir) homestead of the yew trees Bancran Glebe An Beannchrán or Bán Chrán a kind of palisaded enclosure or white-tree Brackagh An Bhreacach speckled place Cahore Cathair stone fort/enclosure (by extension monastery enclosure) Carnamoney Ceathrú na Móna or Carn na Monagh quarterland of the bog or stone of the bog Cavanreagh Cabhán Riabhach grey hollow/round hill Cloane Cluain meadow Cloughfin Cloch Fionn white stone Coolnasillagh Cúil na Saileach corner (nook) of the sallow(s) Corick Comhrac confluence Derrynoyd Doire an Fhóid oakwood of the sod Disert Díseart wilderness Doon Dún fort Drumard Droim Ard high ridge Drumderg Droim Dearg red ridge Dunlogan Dún Leocháin or Dún Ghluagain Logan's fort or fort of the monster toadName NI Dunmurry Dún Múirígh Murray's fort Duntibryan Dún Tí Bhriain homestead of Bryan's fort Finglen Fionn Gleann white valley Glebe An Ghléib area of land granted to a clergyman as part of his benefice Glengomna Gleann Gamhna valley of the calf Glenviggan Gleann Bhigín or Gleann Bheichcean Bigin's valley or St. Beccan's valley Gortnaskey Gort na Sceach field of hawthornes Labby An Leaba the bed (as in grave) Moneyconey Móin an Chongna bog of the antler Moneyguiggy Móin an Crithach or Móin na gCuigeadh the shaking bog or bog of the fifths Moneyneany Móin na nIonadh bog of the wonders Moyard Maigh Ard high plain Moydamlaght Maigh dTamhlachta plain of the plague-cemetery Moyheeland Maigh Chaoláin plain of St. Caelan or plain of small-guts Moykeeran Maigh Chaorthainn plain of the Rowan Tree Mulnavoo Mullán na hUamha hillock of the cave (souterrain) Owenreagh An Abhainn Riabhach the grey river Straw An tSrath marsh Straw Mountain An tSrath marsh Strawmore An tSrath Mór large marsh Tonaght Tonnach enclosure/mound Tullybrick Tulaigh Bhric speckled hill

Ballyrashane (County Londonderry portion)

Townland Irish Origin (if applicable) Meaning Articrunaght South Ard Tighe Cruithneachta height of the wheat house Ballindreen Irish Baile an Droighin homestead of the thorn Ballindreen Scotch Baile an Droighin homestead of the thorn Ballynag Lower Baile na gCag homestead of the jackdaw Ballynag Upper Baile na gCag homestead of the jackdaw Ballyvelton Upper Baile Bhealtaine May homestead (or festival of Beltane) Ballyversall Baile Bhreasail O'Bresil's homestead Cloyfin South Cloch Fionn or Cloidh Fionn white stone or white paddock Glebe An Ghléib area of land granted to a clergyman as part of his benefice Gorticloghan Gort a Chlochain field/garden of the stony-ford Island Effrick North Island Effrick South Kirkistown Baile Circis church town Knocknakeeragh Cnoc na gCaerach hill of the sheep Lisnagalt Lios na Geilt fort of the mad Liswatty Lower Lios Mhadaigh dog fort Liswatty Upper Lios Mhadaigh dog fort

Ballyscullion (County Londonderry portion)