Schull

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Schull is located on west Cork's atlantic coast.
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Schull is located on west Cork's atlantic coast.
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Schull
Schull in Ireland

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

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[edit] Reference

  • Townlands Mizen Journal no 11, 2003, ISSN 1649-203X

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