Information about Tullaghacuit

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Tullaghacuit
Irish Form of Name:
Tulach a Chait
Translation:
hill of the cat
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Tullaghacuit
Tulach a Chait
Tulacha cat
Cats height
Tullaghacat Local
Description:
A hill so called.
Situation:
In the townland of Claremount.

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:
Tullaghacuit is in Claremount townland.