Derrykeeghan, County Fermanagh
Origin
perhaps Ir. Doire Chaochain ‘blindman’s oak wood’ or Ir. Doire Chaocháin ‘Caochán’s oak-wood’
Background
The first element of this place-name is doire ‘oak-wood’ the most well-known example of which is the county name Derry. As seen in previous proposals, possible qualifying elements here include caochan ‘purblind creature’ or ‘mole’, which is interpreted in the OSNB form as blindman. We might also consider a personal name such as Caochán which appears in Joyce’s form and in Cloonkeeghan in Mayo and Clonkeehan in Louth, both of which derive from Cluain Caocháin ‘Caochán’s lawn’ (logainm.ie).
References
FKAdditional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Direkighan (Enniskeane) | 1659 | Census 1659 109 |
| Derrykeeghan | 1749 | Reg. Free. Fer. 9 |
| ~Doire Chaochain ""the Blindman''s oak wood"" | 1834 | OSNB Inf. B71 |
| Derrykeeghan corn mill | 1834c | OSM xiv 92 |
| ~Doire-Caocháin ""Keeghan''s derry"" | 1913 | Joyce iii 298 |
- Barony
- Tirkennedy
- Parish
- Enniskillen
- Parish in 1851
- Enniskillen
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 8178
- Place name type
- T