Townlands are the smallest administrative units in the country. They are unique to Ireland and their names, for the most part, reflect an ancient Celtic way of life. The derivations of the townlands of Creggan Parish below have been collected from two sources - "An Account of the Barony of Upper Fews in The County of Armagh" by John Donaldson - 1838; and The sources are distinguished by the initial letter of their names - (D)onaldson, and (M)acauley. |
| Annaghgad | The robber's ford (D) The robber's fair (M) |
| Annaghmare | The burying plain (D) The ford of the dead (M) |
| Annavackey | The lame man's marsh (M) |
| Ballinarea | The ready pass (D) The townland of the Kings (or) The shallow ford (M) |
| Ballynacarry | The townland of the weir (M) |
| Ballynaclosha | The townland of the ditch (M) |
| Cappagh | The rugged country (D) a tillage plot (M) |
| Carnally | The wild heap of stones (D) The cairn of the cattle (M) |
| Carran | The wet rocks (D) The cairn (M) |
| Carrickamone | The salmon's rocky ford (D) The rock of the bog (M) |
| Clarnagh | The bare field (D) The level place of the ford (M) |
| Clarbane | The uncultivated plain (D) The white level place or the waste (or empty) level place (M) |
| Cloghogue | Little stone (D) A rocky place (M) |
| Clonalig | The slothful tribe (D) The meadow of the flat stones (M) |
| Coolderry | The rear of the oakwood (D) the far oak wood (M) |
| Corliss | The solirory fort (D) The round fort (M) |
| Cornahove | The round hill of the grave of Corr na hUaimhe; The round hill of the cave or souterrain (M) |
| Cornonagh | (Corneanagh)The high field of whins (D) The round hill of the river (M) |
| Creenkill | (Creinkil) The decayed wood (D) The dry or rotten wood (M) |
| Creevekeeran | (Crunkeeran) The renouned red branch (D) The seat of the mountain ash (M) |
| Cregganban | (Creggan) The rocky waterfall (D) The white rocky place (m) |
| Cregganduff | The black rocky place (M) |
| Crossmaglen | The cross of the shading plain (D) McGlynn's crossroads (M) |
| Cullaville | McCullough's village (D) McCulla's town (M) |
| Cullyhanna | The holly plain (D) The marshy hill or the marshy hollow (M) |
| Dorsy | The extensive forest of oak timber (D) The doors or gateways (to Eamhain Macha) (M) |
| Drumbally | The rear of the village (D) The townland on the ridge (M) |
| Drumboy | (Drumbee) The yellow ridge of a hill (D) The yellow ridge (M) |
| Drumgoose | The dangerous rear of a hill (D) The dangerous ridge (M) |
| Drumlougher | (Drumlagher) The rushy hill or ridge (D) The rushy ridge (M) |
| Drummuck | Swine hill (D) The pigs ridge (M) |
| Drummuckavall | The hill of the soldier's son (D) McConville's ridge or McCawell's ridge (M) |
| Freeduff | Black heath town (D) The black heather or heath (M) |
| Glassdrummond | The pleasant green hill (D) The green ridge (M) |
| Glassdrummonaghy | The green hill fit for heards of oxen (D) Haughey's green ridge (M) |
| Legmoylin | The summit of the hill of larte (?) stones (D) The flat stone on the hill brow or Moylain's flat-stone (M) |
| Lisamry | (Lisavery)The summer forth (D) The summery fort (M) |
| Liscalgat | (Liscolgat) The champions fort (D) The fort of the stagnant water (M) |
| Lisseraw | (Liseragh)The airy fort (D) The fort of the racing (M) |
| Loughross | The pleasant lake (D) The lake of the Ross (M) |
| Lurgancullenboy | The end of the yellow holly wood (D) The track of the yellow holly (M) |
| Monaghguillagh | (Monagella) The soft bog (D) The hag's bog or The hill bog (M) |
| Monog | (Monogg) The little mountain (D) The soft bog (M) |
| Mounthill | (Ballinaghy) -[ former name ] Mount town (D) Named after Rev Hill. Former name - the townland of the field (M) |
| Moybane | (Mobane) The uncultivated plain (D) Same (M) |
| Rathkeelan | McQuilkin's fort (D) Keelan's fort (M) |
| Sheetrim | (Sytrim) The protecting covert (D) The fairy ridge (M) |
| Shilland | (Shillan or Gray Island) The harmless clan (D) A winnowing place (M) |
| Skeriff | The airy country (D) A shallow ford (M) |
| Teer | The house of slaughter (D) The land of ---[name lost] (M) |
| Tullyard | The high hill (D) Same (M) |
| Tullydonnell | Donald's hill (D) Daniel's hill or O'Donnell's hill (M) |
| Tullynavall | (Tullinavale) The soldier's hill (D) The hedged hill or the hedged round hill (M) |
| Tullyogallaghan | (Tullyagaleaghan)The hill of stagnant water (D) O'Callaghan's hill (M) |
| Tullyvallen | The noble prince's hill (D) Mallon's hill (M) |
| Ummericam | The crooked ridge of mountain (D) The crooked ridge (M) |
| Ummerinvore | (Ummermuaire) The big ridge (D) Same (M) |
| Urker | The town of the throw or cast (D) A cast or throw (M) |