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Coilleach Eanach

Cullyhanna
Woody place of the swamp
Cullyhanna derives from the Irish Coilleach Eanach, meaning 'wood of the marshes', a description of its landscape. Located in the townland of Creggan in south Armagh, the area has strong medieval and ecclesiastical associations. Creggan Parish Church, with its poets' graveyard containing headstones dating back to 1685, indicates settlement and religious activity from at least the 17th century. ...

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