Speaker: Moya Reid

From The Bluestack Way - Part 3 playlist.



The Bluestack Mountains, North Range – Name, Irish Name and Meaning

 

The most westerly section of the range is well named with only a few nameless stacks: -

 

1 Cronaslieve - Cró na Sliabh, The Sheltered Place of the Mountains

2 Binbane - Binn Bán, White Peak

3 Luaghnabrogue - Luach na mBróg, The Price of the Shoes

4 Meentacreeghan - Mínte Creachán, The Smooth Places of the Little Bushes

5 Cloghmeen Hill - Cruach na Cloiche Míne, The Stack of the Smooth Stone

6 Carnaween - Carn na n-Éan, The Cairn of the Birds

7 Croankeerin Cró an Chaorthainn, The Sheltered Place of the Rowan Tree

8 nameless

9 Meenacloghspar - Mín na Cloiche Sparra, The Smooth Place of the Sharp-pointed Stone

10 nameless

11 Meenaguse - Mín an Ghiúis, The Smooth Place of the Pine Trees

12 nameless

13 nameless

14 nameless

15 Binnasruell - Binn na Sruthail, The Peak of the Flushing Stream

16 nameless

17 nameless

18 Lavagh More - An Leamhach Mhór, The Big Marsh Mallow (or The Big Bright Calm Spot)

19 Lavagh Beag - An Leamhach Bheag, The Small Marsh Mallow (or The Small Bright Calm Spot

20 Doocrow - Dubh-Chruach (Dúchruach), Black Stack

21 Tullyhonwar - Tulaigh an Chon Mhóir, The Low Hill of the Big Hound

22 Crockbrack - An Cnoc Breac, The Speckled Hill

23 Meenakilwirra - Mín na Cille Muire, The Smooth Place of the Church of Mary

24 Meenawannia - Mín an Bhainne, The Smooth Place of the Milk

 

25 Tullynevil - Tulaigh Nimhiúil, The Low Hill of the Poison (or... of the Poets)

26 nameless

27 Tullynaglaggan - Tulaigh na gCloigeann, The Low Hill of the Skulls

28 Tullybane - Tulaigh Bhán, The Low White Hill

29 Tullynadoobin - Tulaigh na nDubh-Bhinn, The Low Hill of the Black Peaks

30 Doobin - Dubh-Bhinn, Black Peak

31 nameless

32 nameless

33 Meenagushoge Hill - Cnoc Mhín na gCuiseog, The Hill of the Smooth Place of the Reeds (or Stalks)

34 Cronacarkfree - Cró na gCearc Fraoigh, ) The Sheltered Place of the Red Grouse

35 Crockbrack - An Cnoc Breac, The Speckled Hill

36 Cullaghcro - Cúil Chruach The Nook of the Stacks

37 Croaghanarget - Cruach an Airgid gan ainm, The Stack of the Money

38 nameless

39 Silver Hill - [“Cruach an Airgid” féach Iml. 3] The Stack of Silver

40 Binnacally - Binn na Cailli, The Peak of the Old Hag