Tullycarnan

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Tulaigh Charnáin (?) 'hillock of the cairn, or heap of stones'

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This name appears to be made up of tulach 'hillock' and carnán 'mound'. Some of the alias forms such as Ballytullycarnan alias Listyagnew, suggest that this place was also known as Lios Tí Uí Ghnímh, i.e. 'fort / enclosure of the house of Ó Gnímh', a Gaelic bardic family now more commonly known by the anglicized form Agnew. Indeed in CPR 326a (c. 1618) we have mention of two people of this surname in the Ards, most notably 'Andrew Agnewe of Carnie [= mod. td. Kearney, Ballyphilip parish]'.

References

(info. from Hughes A. J. (1992): Place-Names of Northern Ireland vol. 2 p. 134)

Old Forms

Tullagharnan - Sav. Ulst., ,
Tullagharnan - Fiants Eliz., §1659,
(?)Ballytollynecanton - Savage Lands, 4, 1588
Ballytollynecarton - Fiants Eliz., §1659,
(?)Carnane - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
Tollehernan al. Balletollehernan - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
Tollicaron al. Tollyharnan - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
Tulliherin - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
(?)Tullycaman - Ham. Copy Inq. [1623], xlii, 1623
Ballenicoll al. Tullecarnan al. Loughduffe - Ham. Copy Inq. [1623], xlii, 1623
Ballytullycarnan al. Listyagnew - Ham. Copy Inq. [1623], xlii, 1623
Tollcharnan - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
Tullycarnon - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
Tollekarnan al. Ballytollekearnan - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
Tollekernan - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
Tullycarnan - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
Tullecarnan al. Ballytullecarnan - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
Ballytollecarnan otherwise Tollecarnan - Sav. Ulst., ,
Tullycarnan - Wars Co. Down, x 76, 1641
Balletullecarnan - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
Balletullecarnan al. Listiagnewe - Inq. Ult. (Down), §1 Jac. I,
Tollecarnan - Census 1659, 79, 1659c
Tollycarnane - BSD, 114, 1661
Tullycarnon - Wm. Map (OSNB), , 1810
Tullycarnan - Bnd. Sur. (OSNB), OSNB no., 1830c
Tullycarnan - High Const. Applot. (OSNB), ,
Tullycarnan - Reg. Free. (OSNB), , var
Tulaigh an Charnáin "Hill of the Heap" - J O'D (OSNB), , 1834c
Tullycarnan - Mr Nugent (OSNB), , 1834c