placenamesBlackwater
An Poll Gorm
Blackwater is a population centre in Kerry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBlackwater51.85522° N · 9.74459° 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 Poll Gorm · Irish · main form
- Blackwater · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Dunkerron South
- Civil parish
- Kilcrohane
- Within
- Derreenafoyle
- Coordinates
- 51.85522, -9.74459
- Logainm ID
- 1415941 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Blackwater. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-08-12. How this page was prepared.