Glenmore, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland

Irish Place Names, Roads & Wells

This page was undated on 21 Oct. 2022.

See generally, Owen O’Kelly (1985) Place Names of Co. Kilkenny .

ROADS & LANES

Old Names Applied to Roads and Laneways (DD Notebook 1) (Interview of William Bolland, of Ballycroney, in January 1980)

  • The Billie Noors Lane, going up into Cullen’s fields near Grace’s in Forristalstown.
  • Seana Sthrucker is a portion of the road above Dull’s cottage in Ballycurrin on the turn.

Old Irish Names of Roads, Lanes, Places etc. (DD Notebook 1) (Interview of Paddy Forristal, of Graiguenakill, on 30 January 1980)

  • Bohar na Gannaí-a road up by Saunder’s and Power’s in Shanbough.
  • Bohar na Trá road-running from Forristalstown to river at the gap.
  • Boiscinna Carraige-road from Ballygurnia X [cross] to Anne Doherty’s house at Busherstown.
  • Cliddawn-the road from Civil’s [Forristal], in Ballyverneen, to the murdering kiln in Shanbogh. (The murdering kiln was near the place where Mr. Joseph Leonard, of Waterford, was murdered in 1833. Also the scene where three men convicted his murder were hanged.)
  • Tócair-the road under Civil’s [Forristal] in Ballyverneen, to Henneberry’s gate in Jamestown.

Corrigodrish, of Kilmurray [DD Notebook 4; DD notes]

  • Corrigodrish is the old name for a rocky road in Kilmurray.
  • Pig’s Elbow–is a part of the road in Ballycurran, Tullogher.

 Ned Fortune, Shanbogh School, Folklore Commission, roll 5297 recorded by Seán Ó Dubhghaill, p. 146

Clúdábn– “where the Old Coach Road ie the road to Waterford, leaves Shanbogh and enters the adjoining townland of Forrestalstown (sic) the road is known as the Clúdábn.

PLACES

An Rúad Itir-the redish soil that is good for growing corn. This is most likely the correct meanin of The Rower as a place name (DD Notebook 27A) (Interview of Michael O’Sullivan, of New Ross on 1 April 2005)

Old Irish Names of Places (DD Notebook 1) (Interview of Paddy Forristal, of Graiguenakill, on 30 January 1980)

  • Dhawkawns-the area of Busherstown around Neddie Power and Walsh’s.
  • Gleann Dubs-the valley between Jamestown and Cappagh.
  • Glean a Nuta-the valley between Weatherstown and Ballycurrin.
  • Glean Ryal-the valley between Graiguenakill and Carrigcloney.
  • Glean Mór-the glen in middle of the parish.
  • Muínlucs-an area of Mullinahone near Ballybrahee bridge.

Ballygawvoozh is an area in Ballylammy, Glenmore. [DD Notebook 18, Interview of Mick Gaule, of Kilaspy, Slieverue on 1 June 1973]

Borherbee was the old name for Milepost. Name also applied in olden time to the rocky road nearby. [DD Notebook 4; DD notes]

Flohanis [Weatherstown] was the old name of part of the Jim Walsh farm extending down to Connolly’s cross. (In 1977 it was then owned by William Fitzgerald, of Weatherstown. His father bought it from the Walsh family.) [DD Notebook 4 interview of Martin Coady, of Weatherstown, Glenmore in May 1977]

Haboc--pet name for Ballyhobuck [DD Notebook 15]

Jolla Hill--in the past the hill on which the Ballyfacey School was built was called the Jolla Hill. The Ballyfacey school was built in 1868. [DD Notebook 17, Interview of Matt Aylward, 8 August 1956]

Muillinna-bzjeeida, also called Muillsbzjeeda quay–Bridget’s quay in Forristalstown situated between the road from Dan Whelan’s of Shanbogh and Forristalstown Road up from the old Main Ross-Waterford Road. there was a mill there centuries ago. [DD Notebook 26, Interview of Nicholas Forristal, 22 May 1964].

WELLS

Interview of Paddy Foley, of Rahora, on 1 June 1970 [DD Notebook 10]

  • Cliggin–situated in John Roche’s bog in Ballycurrin
  • Ráth an Visge–situated on common coming in from Barnacoleyzh Hill. Paddy Power, of Brownstown, has the land next to the well. He drained this field about three years ago and the well went dry. Only a dribble of water in is now during wet weather.
  • Foleys when draining a bog in Rahora over a year ago came across a stone drain six feet below the surface.