Ballycumber Hill [Coolafunshoge Hill]
hill or mountain · Wicklow · 430m
Marilyn
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Ballycumber Hill's primary name is Gaelic, likely from 'Baile an Chuimrigh', meaning 'townland of the river-bend'. The associated name 'Coolafunshoge' also has Gaelic roots, possibly meaning 'wood of the small stream'.
Word origins
- Baile
- GaelicAttestedtownland, settlement(from baile "townland, settlement")
- an
- Gaelicof the(from an "of the")
- Chuimrigh
- Gaelicriver-bend(from cuimreach "river-bend")
- Coola
- Gaelicwood, copse(from cúil "corner, nook, wood")
- funshoge
- Gaelicsmall stream(from fionnóg "small stream")