Townlands of Straide Parish
The parish of Straide has 37 townlands as listed below. The names have been anglicised over the years and, in many cases, bear no resemblance to the original Gaelic names. Regrettably, many of these townlands no longer have any residents.
In most cases, the generally accepted spelling of townland names comes from the Ordnance Survey maps.
Much work has gone into deciphering the original Gaelic names and their meanings. Some anglicised names are easy to translate while others have been changed almost beyond recognition and, thus, difficult (if not impossible) to decode.
The following are generally accepted translations of townlands with the same (or similar) names found throughout Ireland. In most (but not all) cases they fit the Straide townland name profile.
| Townland | Irish Name | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Aghalusky | Acha Loisce | the field of the burning |
| Aughaward | Achadh an Bhaird | the field of the bard |
| Ballinacuila | Baile na Coille | the townland of the wood |
| Ballylahan | Baile Átha Leathain | the town of the wide ford |
| Blackfort | An Lios Dubh | the black fort |
| Blanemore | An Bhléan Mhór | the big milking |
| Bohergloss | An Bóthar Glas | the green road |
| Carracastle | Ceathrú an Chaisil | the quarterland of the stone ring fort |
| Cloonconra | Cluain Conradh | the meadow of the contract |
| Cloonconlon | Cluain Conlainn | the meadow of Conlon |
| Coolkeevaune | Cúil Caomh Abhainn | the turn in the calm river |
| Crillane | Croithleán | the quaking bog |
| Derra | Doire | the oak wood |
| Derrinea | Doire an Fhia | the woodland of the deer |
| Derrinogue | Doire Ȯg | the young woodland |
| Doogera | Dubh cora | the black weir |
| Fencefield | An Gort Falaithe | the hedged field |
| Gurraunard | An Garrán Ard | the high grove |
| Gurteen An Goirtín | An Goirtín | the small garden |
| Knockafall | Cnoca Fál | the hedged hill |
| Knockagarraun | Cnoc a Ghiorráin | the hill of the horse |
| Knocknakillew | Cnoc na Coilleadh | the hill of the wood |
| Knocksaxon | Cnoc Sacson | the hill of the Saxons |
| Knockshanbally | Cnoc an tSeanbhaile | the hill of the old homestead |
| Longfield | An Cnoc Fada | the long hill |
| Loughill | Leath choill | the half woods |
| Oughtoose | Ochtú | the eighth |
| Pullagh | Poll ach | the broad expanse of shallow water |
| Rathrushel | Ráth Ruiséil | the ring fort of Russel |
| Redhill | An Cnoc Rua | the red hill |
| Springhill | Cnoc an Tobair | the hill of the spring |
| Straide | An tSráid | the street |
| Tawnagh Beg | An Tamhnach Beag | the small arable field |
| Tavnagh | An Tamhnach | the arable field |
| Ummoon | Iomún / Uim Abhainn | the harness (crossing) of the river |
