placenamesCrannagh
Crannach
Lewis recorded an unusual structure in Clontubrid parish near Freshford.
Recorded locationCrannagh52.67205° N · 7.40483° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Crannach · Irish · main form · validated name
- Crannagh · English · main form
Place & story
A pointed entrance over the water
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 Clontubrid account describes a small chamber built over a spring called Tubbrid na Draoith. He measured it at seven feet by two feet six inches, raised slightly above ground and entered through a pointed arch. Lewis suggested it had been a hermitage. The recorded dimensions and entrance belong to his physical description; the proposed religious use remained an interpretation. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Crannagh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Clontubrid: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.