placenames.ie
Electoral division

Ross Carbery

Ros Ó gCairbre

Ross Carbery is a electoral division in Cork. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationRoss Carbery51.56924° N · 9.02939° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

ros(wooded) height; wood; promontoryÓ

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

  • Ros Ó gCairbre · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Ross Carbery · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Electoral division
County
Cork
Coordinates
51.56924, -9.02939
Logainm ID
1372337 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ross Carbery. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.