Information about Tullaghcrohon

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Tullaghcrohon
Irish Form of Name:
Tulach Cruachain
Translation:
hill of the round summit
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Tullaghcrohon
Tulach Cruachain
Comment:
This is the name of a hill not stream
Description:
This is a small stream about 10 chains long and about 8 links wide with a rocky bottom.
Situation:
Rises in the S. of Creg, runs S. and joins the Owen Lina to the W. of Sruffaunaskanncurra.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Tul, a hill; the root-word of a number of derivatives, such as Tulach, Tullagh, Tully, Tullig, Tolly, Tulla, Tullaghan, &c, all meaning hill or hillock. Tul is often made Tula.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Tullaghcrohon is in Cregg townland.