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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
DUNAN Dunan
Dunan
John Brown
William Todd
035 1 3/8 miles W by S [West by South] of Mull (farm house) & 14 chains E.S.E. [East South East] of Bullet.
A Considerable rock joined to the land the southerly point is Tablular -
CARRICKCALLAN Carrick-callan
Carrick-callan
John Brown
William Todd
035 [situation] 1 3/8 miles W by S [West by South] of Mull farm house
A point of rock used as a seat by fishermen when Angling.
CARRICKAFLION Carrick-a-flion
Carrick-a-flion
John Brown
William Todd
035 [situation] About 6 East of Carrickcallan
The face of a large rock, at it the water is of a considerable depth. It is used as a seat by fishermen when Angling.

Continued entries/extra info

[page] 37
Parish of Kirkmaiden
Form 136
page -115 - Dunan
- 115- CarricK- calllan
- 115 - Carrick-a -flion

[note] "Dunan" - a small heap or hill
Gaelic

[note] "carraig" - a rock
"Callan" - noise
or Callan maybe (Gaelic
the dim. [diminutive] of "Caol" (Gaelic) a narrow strait &c.

[note] "Carraig" a rock Gaelic The affix "flion" is perhaps a corruption of Faolchn (Gaelic) A wolf
hence the name (Carrickaflion) would signify The Wolf's Rock

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