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Ceallachán
Callaghane
Bright-headed (from cenn 'head' + loch 'shining, resplendent' + diminutive -án); derived from the personal name Cellachán borne by saints and King Cellachán of Munster
Ceallachán derives from the personal name Cellachán, meaning 'bright-headed' (cenn 'head' + loch 'shining' + diminutive -án), a name borne by saints in the Martyrology of Donegal and notably by King Cellachán of Munster in the tenth century. Callaghane is a townland of 447 acres in the Woodstown Electoral Division, Ballygunner Civil Parish, Gaultiere Barony. The Woodstown ED sits within the env...
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