Schull
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Schull or Skull (Irish:Scoil Mhuire) is a village in County Cork, Ireland. Located on the southwest coast, in West Cork, the village is situated in a scenic and remote location. It has a harbour, used for boating. The area, on the peninsula leading out to Mizen Head, is popular with tourists. The village has a planetarium. Each year Schull plays host to the Fastnet International Schools Regatta in its harbour.
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[edit] Townlands of Schull Parish
- Arderawinny, Ard Daire Fhine ('Height of the race of Daire'), 701 acres
- Ardintenant, Ard an tSaighneáin ('Height of the flash of the beacon'), 120 acres
- Ardmanagh, Ard Mananch ('High ground of the monks'), 776 acres
- Ballyban East Baile Bán Thoir ('Eastern white place'), 847 acres
- Ballybane West, Baile Bán Thiar ('Western white place'), 610 acres
- Ballybrack, Baile Breac ('Spotted place'), 122 acres
- Ballycumisk, Baile Cum Uisge ('Place of the black water'), 194 acres
- Ballydehob, Béal Átha an Dá Chab ('Ford mouth of the two openings'), 191 acres
- Ballyvonane, Baile Fionnáin ('Finnian's habitation'), 238 acres
- Balteen, Bailtín ('Small holding'), 102 acres
- Barnatonicane, Bearna an Tonacairn ('Gap of the slippery place'), 262 acres
- Barryroe, Borraidhe Ruadha ('Red lumps or swelling in the land'), 684 acres
- Bawnaknockane, Ban a' Chnocáin ('Pasture land of the hillock'), 300 acres
- Beakeen, Beicín ('Little field or haggard'), 102 acres
- Bawnshanaclogh, Ban na Sean-Chloiche ('Pasture land of the old stone building'), 195 acres
- Caheraviranea, Cathair a' Bhiorainn ('Stone fort of the peak'), 137 acres
- Caherlusky, Cathair Leasca ('Stone fort of the Duibh Leasc'), 154 acres
- Caherolickane, Cathair ó Leicne ('Stone fort of brow of the hill'), 240 acres
- Calf Island Middle, Meadhon Laogh ('Middle calf'), 123 acres
- Calf Ialand West, an Laogh Thiar, ('West calf'), 62 acres
- Cappaglass, Ceapach Ghlas ('Green pasture plot or cutaaway wood'), 431 acres
- Cappaghbeg, Ceapach Bheag ('Little plot of larger townlaand'), 476 acres
- Cappaghmore, Ceapach Mhír ('Little tillage plot or denuded wood'), 380 acres
- Cappaghnacallee, Ceapach na Caillaighe ('Hag's plot'), 228 acres
- Carbery Island, Inis Cairbre, 23 acres
- Castle Island, Meadhon Inis ('Middle island'), 123 acres
- Cashelfean, Caiseal Liadhain ('Stone fort of Liadhan'), 1002 acres
- Castle Point, Point an Chaisleain ('Promontory of the castle'), 94 acres
- Clashmore, Clais Mhór ('Great hollow or valley'), 230 acres
- Cooradarrigan, Cuar a' Deargain ('Round hill of red land'), 286 acres
- Colla, Caladh ('Pier of ferry'), 211 acres
- Coolagh Beg, Cuailleach Beag ('Small marsh place or thicket'), 161 acres
- Coolagh More, Cuailleach Mór ('Large marsh place or thicket'), 245 acres
- Coolcaha, Cúl Catha ('Battle recess or hill back'), 258 acres
- Coomfarna, Cum Fearna ('Mountain recess of the alder tree'), 284 acres
- Cooragurteen, Cuar a' Ghoirtín ('Curve of the little field'), 292 acres
- Coosane, Cuasán ('Little cavity or hollow'), 271 acres
- Coosheen, Cuaisín ('Little creek or hollow'), 335 acres
- Cove, Cuas ('Sea inlet'), 290 acres
- Croagh, Cruach ('Hill or mound'), 172 acres
- Cusovinna, Cos a 'Mhuine ('Bottom of the thicket'), 191 acres
- Derreannaclogh, Doire na gCloch ('Stoney oakwood'), 277 acres
- Deerreennalomane, Doirín na Loman ('Little oakwood'), 944 acres
- Derreenard, Doirín Ard ('Little high wood'), 294 acres
- Derrnatra, Doirín na Tragha ('Little oakwood of the strand'), 505 acres
- Derrycarhoon, Doire na Ceathramhan ('Oakwood of the quarter'), 443 acres
- Derryconnell, Doire Chonnail ('Connell's oakwood'), 537 acres
- Derryfunshion, Doire Fuinnseann ('Ash grove'), 243 acres
- Derrylahard, Doire leath-Ard ('Oakwood of the gentle slope'), 313 acres
- Derryleary, Doire Uí Laoghaire ('Leary's fort'), 189 acres
- Drinane, Draighneán ('Place of the blackthorn'), 154 acres
- Dromkeal, Drom Caol ('Narrow ridge'), 170 acres
- Drishane, Drisean, (Place of briars or brambles'), 329 acres
- Dunbeacon, Dún Beacáin ('Beacáin's fort'), 1469 acres
- Dunmanus East, Dun Maghnuis Thoir ('Fortress of Manus'), 547 acres
- Dunmanus West, Dun Maghnuis Thiar ('Fortress of Manus'), 574 acres
- Foilnamuck, Fail na Muc ('Sty of the pig'), 381 acres
- Furze Island, Inis Aitinn ('Island of the furse'), 17 acres
- Garranes, Garrain ('Groves'), 115 acres
- Glan, Glaun, Gleann ('Glen') 1052 acres
- Glansallagh, Gleann Saileach ('Glen of the willow trees'), 138 acres
- Goat Island Large, Oileán Clocharach ('Stoney island'), 29 acres
- Goat Island Small, 10 acres
- Gortnagrough, Gort na gCruach ('Field of the ricks or hillock'), 455 acres
- Gortnamona, Gort na Mona ('Field of the turf'), 232 acres
- Gortyowen, Gort Tighe Eoghain ('Field of Owen's house'), 259 acres
- Gubbeen, Guibín ('Little projection of the sea into land'), 827 acres
- Gunpoint, Gob an Ghunna ('Gun point'), 141 acres
- Gurteenakilla, Goirtín na Coille ('Little field of the wood'), 520 acres
- Gurteenroe, Goirtín Ruadh ('Little red field'), 234 acres
- Horse Island, Each Inis ('Horse island'), 156 acres
- Kilbronoge, Cill Moronach ('St. Moronoch's church'), 645 acres
- Kilcomane, Cill Damain ('Church of St. Daman'), 426 acres
- Kilpatrick, Cill Phádraig ('St. Patrick's church'), 124 acres
- Knock, Cnoc Con ('Hill of the hound'), 135 acres
- Knockeens, Cnuicíní ('Place of the little hills'), 228 acres
- Laharan, Leath-Fhearann ('Half townland'), 226 acres
- Leamcon, Léim Con ('Hounds' leap'), 139 acres
- Letter, Leitir ('Wet hillside|hillside of the fort'), 707 acres
- Lisheenacreagh, Lisín na Creiche ('Little fort of the cattle spoil'), 657 acres
- Lissacaha, Lios a' Chatha ('Fort of the battle'), 778 acres
- Lissacaha North, 350 acres
- Lissydonnell, Lios Uí Dhomhnaill ('O'Donnell's fort'), 225 acres
- Long Island, Inis Fhada, ('Long island'), 353 acres
- Lowertown, Lubhghortán ('Herb plot|kitchen garden'), 433 acres
- Mauladinna, Meall a' Deanna ('Hillock of the view'), 319 acres
- Meenvane, Mín Mheadhon ('Middle tract of pasture land or whitish field'), 154 acres
- Mount Gabriel, Cnoc Fhosta ('Hill of the encampment'), 760 acres
- Murrahin, Maigh Raithín ('Plain of the fern or bracken'), 137 acres
- Raheenroe, Raithín Ruadh ('Littlered fort0, 21 acres
- Rathcool, Réidh-Chuil ('Level or smooth hill back'), 400 acres
- Rathooragh, Ráth Tuartha ('Fort of the cattle fieldsor Rath Teamhrach conspicuous hill'), 1189 acres
- Rathruane Beg, 302 acres
- Rathruane More, Ráth an tSrutháin ('Fort of the rivulet'), 266 acres
- Rossbrin, Ross Broin ('Bron's headland'), 280 acres
- Scarteenakillin, Scairtín a' Chuilinn ('Little shrubbery of the holly'), 454 acres
- Schull, Scoil ('School'), 656 acres
- Scrahanyleary, Screathán Uí Laoghaire ('Stoney step of O'Leary'), 434 acres
- Sgeagh, Sceach ('Whitethorn'), 481 acres
- Shanavagh, Sean-Bhoth ('Old assembly hut'), 255 acres
- Shantullig North, Seantullach ('Old mound'), 270 acres
- Shantullig, 734 acres
- Shonagree, Srón na Groighe ('Promontory of the cattle or steeds'), 496 acres
- Sparragrada, Speara Greadtha ('Place of sharp rocks'), 263 acres
- Stouke, Stuaic ('height of pinnacle0, 248 acres
- Woodlands, Gort na Coille ('Field of the wood'), 266 acres
[edit] See also
[edit] Reference
- Townlands Mizen Journal no 11, 2003, ISSN 1649-203X
[edit] External links
- Schull's Website.
- Cork Ancestors, Schull, [1]