Lisglass, County Antrim
Origin
Ir. An Lios Glas ‘the green/grey fort’
Background
The element lios ‘fort’ typically refers to a ring-fort which is confirmed here by the appearance of a crop circle on OSNI maps. The adjective glas is interpreted as ‘green’ in modern Irish but can also mean ‘grey’ in place-names. There is also a Lisglass in Co. Derry and another in Co. Waterford (logainm.ie).
References
Additional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| ~""green fort"" | 1875 | Joyce ii 517 (ind.) |
- Barony
- Belfast Lower
- Parish
- Ballynure
- Parish in 1851
- Ballynure
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 6362
- Place name type
- T