placenamesMonkstown
Baile an Mhanaigh
Monkstown is a civil parish in Cork. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationMonkstown51.85695° N · 8.34875° 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
- Baile an Mhanaigh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Monkstown · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Kerrycurrihy
- Coordinates
- 51.85695, -8.34875
- Mapped area
- 6.45 km²
- Logainm ID
- 662 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Monkstown. 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.