placenamesBlack Island
An tOileán Dubh
Black Island is a townland in Monaghan. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBlack Island54.12326° N · 6.72436° 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 tOileán Dubh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Black Island · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Monaghan
- Barony
- Cremorne
- Civil parish
- Muckno
- Within
- Carrickmacross Rural
- Coordinates
- 54.12326, -6.72436
- Mapped area
- 0.49 km²
- Logainm ID
- 39750 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Black Island. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.