Civil parish

Carran

An Carn

Carran is a civil parish in Clare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationCarran53.03170° N · 9.07322° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

carncairn, pile of rocks

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 Carn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Carran · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Clare
Barony: Burren
Coordinates: 53.03170, -9.07322
Mapped area: 58.48 km²
Logainm ID: 413 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Carran. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.