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Ó Creachmhaoil
Ó Creachmhaoil is an Irish surname, often anglicised as Craughwell, Croughwell, Crockwell, and Croghwell. Several sources, including Edward MacLysaght's ''Surnames of Ireland'', associate the surname with the village of Craughwell () in County Galway. Etymology ''Ó'', in Irish surnames, indicates a descendant of the person whose given name it precedes (as in ''Ó Briain'': '' escendantof Brian''). Creachmhaoil is not used as a given name in Ireland, and is instead a toponym - composed of two Irish (Gaelic) words. ''Creach'', which is related to ''craig'', and ''creag'', and the English word '' crag'', referring to a rock. Together with the word ''maoil'' (a hill). An alternate etymology of ''creach'' is ''plunder'', presumably in reference to herds of cattle, which were often targets of thefts and cattle raids amongst the Gaels. The usual Gaelic word for cattle is ''crodh'', often Anglicised in place-names as ''crow'', although the words ''cro'', ''crocharsach'', and ''cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Craughwell
Craughwell (historically ''Creaghmoyle'', from ) is a village and townland in County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. As of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people. Craughwell is located on the R446 road (Ireland), R446 regional road, approximately south of Athenry and west of Loughrea. It is served by Craughwell railway station on the Western Railway Corridor. Etymology A number of derivations are given for the meaning of the Irish language place name ''Creachmhaoil'' or ''Creamhchoill''. In one derivation, the name is given as being composed of two Irish words: ''creach'' (meaning "plunder") and ''maoil'' (a hill). It is suggested that this is a reference to a place where herds of plundered cattle (the targets of thefts and cattle raids amongst the Gaels) were placed and kept. A further etymology of ''creach'' is related to ''craig'', and ''creag'', and the English word ''cliff, crag'', referring to a rock or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
