placenamesOld Head
An Seancheann
Old Head is a population centre in Cork. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationOld Head51.63424° N · 8.54884° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Seancheann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Old Head · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Courceys
- Civil parish
- Ringrone
- Within
- Lispatrick Lower
- Coordinates
- 51.63424, -8.54884
- Logainm ID
- 1166677 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Old Head. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-07-20. How this page was prepared.