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Logainmneacha
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According to O'Donovans
Letters Rahara Parish contains 5,362 acres, 2 roods and 24 perches of
which 161 acres, 1 rood and 38 perches is water.
The following is a list of the placenames of our parish with placename
information based on O'Donovan's Name Books.
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Rahara (Rath
Aradh) means "the fort of the great view or grand stands".
It contain 600 acres and three and half perches of woodland.
It is 323 feet above sea level.
Ballagh
(Bealach) means "a road or pass".
Ballagh village is in the Ballagh townland in the south east end of the
parish.
It has an old castle.
Ballyglass (Baile Glas) means
the green townland.
It contains 300 acres.
Barnacullen (Bearna Cuilinn)
means "the holly gap".
It contains 397 acres, 1 road and 30 perches.
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The Mound Barrow
at Rahara
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Clooneen (Cluainín)
means a small lawn or meadow.
It contains 44 acres, 24 perches.
Corregeen Beg (Carraigín
Beag) means "The small rock".
It is at the east end of Ballagh Townland.
It lies 433 feet above sea level.
Bóithrín an Teampall was
the old road leading down to the graveyard.
Carrowkeel (Ceatranad
Caol) means "the narrow quarter".
It contains 136 acres, 3 roods and 1 perch.
Carrowmoney (Ceatranad
Muine) means "quarter of shrubbery".
It contains 421 acres, 1 rood and 29 perches.
Caltragh (Cealtrach) means
"deserted burial place".
It contains 132 acres 1 rood and 1 perch
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The Standing
Stone at Kilmeas
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Daly's Village
is in East Barnacullen.
Ganaveens
(Gaineamh Mín) means "smooth
sand".
It contains 59 acres, 3 roods and 32 perches.
Glenfin (Gleann
Fionn) means "the white valley".
It contains 43 acres 3 roods and 32 perches.
Glennons Village
is in East Turlough.
Gort na Dara
means "the fields of oaks".
Gortnacarnán means
the "Field of the Leaps".
It contains 49 acres 2 roods and 29 perches.
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The Mass Rock
at Ballinasagart
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Highbog
(Móin Uachtair) means the high bog.
It contains 141 acres, 1 rood and 35 perches.
Kilmeas (Coill
Meas) means "The Fruit Wood".
It contains 85 acres and 6 perches.
Lacken (Leacan)
means "Hillside".
It contains 494 acres and 15 perches.
It also contains 3 acres of woodland and 7 acres of bogland.
Leaba Diarmada
of Scregg Hill.
According to folklore fairies lived here and used to disport themselves
at night.
But on reaching Ath Na Croise at Tobar Liagán they used lose their
powers.
This is the site of the most famous Cromlech in Europe.
Longfield (Gort
Fada) means as the name says "the long field".
It contains 127 acres and 21 perches.
There is also 1.5 acres of woodland and 3 acres of bogland.
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Front
View of Longfield House
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Lough Funshinagh
(Loch Fuinseann) means "The lake of The Ash
Trees".
It is partly in Cam Parish.
Along the Rahara Shore there are 161 acres 1 rood and 38 perches of land.
There are 4 islands that belong to Rahara Parish.
The water level is 219 feet in Summer and 223 feet in winter.
It is connected by underground outlets to the River Shannon.
It is a Wild Life Preserve for wild fowl.
The lake contains perch, pike and eel.
There are many islands on the lake including "Inis Mór",
"Inis na Móna", Inis na Máirt Feola" or Martello
and "inis na Dara".
An Lorg means
"the pathway".
This is a deep track that went from Lough Funshinagh to Lough Croan.
Legend says that Saint Patrick banished serpents from Logh Funshinagh
along this track.
Rovakelly (Robair
Coille) means "The Red Woodland".
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Lough Funshinagh
in winter
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Scregg Megalithic
Tomb overlooks the River Shannon indicating that the area was populated
in Prehistory.
It is mentioned in "Dolmens of Ireland" (Bailasc and Parsons)
as among the most important in Europe.
Scrine (Scrín)
means "a shrine".
There are remains of many churches and graveyards here.
Síd Gith
is a "Fairy Hill".
It is in the centre of Turlough Townland.
It is 424 feet above sea level.
Tradition says that Síd Gith beat a warrior of Queen Maeve of Connaught
on this hill.
Turlough (Tor
Loch) means "Dry Lake".
It contains 294 acres 1 rood and 8 perches.
Tubberconnor
(Tobair Uí Concubhair) means "O' Connor's
Well".
It contains 167 acres and 7 perches.
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A view of
Scregg Megalithic Tomb
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