Schull

Schull or Skull (Irish: "Scoil Mhuire") is a village in County Cork, Ireland. Located on the southwest coast, in West Cork, the village is situated in a scenic and remote location. It has a harbour, used for boating. The area, on the peninsula leading out to Mizen Head, is popular with tourists. The village has a planetarium. Each year Schull hosts the Fastnet International Schools Regatta in its harbour. Famous visitors include Neill Wylie & Bruce Willis.

Transport

Schull once had its own railway station. The village was the western terminus of the Schull and Skibbereen Railway, a steam-operated narrow gauge railway which was closed by CIÉ in 1947. Schull railway station opened on 6 September 1886, closed for passenger and goods traffic on 27 January 1947 and finally closed altogether on 1 June 1953. [cite web | title=Schull station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-11-24]

Townlands of Schull Parish

* Arderawinny, "Ard Daire Fhine" ('Height of the race of Daire'), convert|701|acre|km2
* Ardintenant, "Ard an tSaighneáin" ('Height of the flash of the beacon'), convert|120|acre|km2
* Ardmanagh, "Ard Mananch" ('High ground of the monks'), convert|776|acre|km2
* Ballyban East "Baile Bán Thoir" ('Eastern white place'), convert|847|acre|km2
* Ballybane West, "Baile Bán Thiar" ('Western white place'), convert|610|acre|km2
* Ballybrack, "Baile Breac" ('Spotted place'), convert|122|acre|km2
* Ballycumisk, "Baile Cum Uisge" ('Place of the black water'), convert|194|acre|km2
* Ballydehob, "Béal Átha an Dá Chab" ('Ford mouth of the two openings'), convert|191|acre|km2
* Ballyvonane, "Baile Fionnáin" ('Finnian's habitation'), convert|238|acre|km2
* Balteen, "Bailtín" ('Small holding'), convert|102|acre|km2
* Barnatonicane, "Bearna an Tonacairn" ('Gap of the slippery place'), convert|262|acre|km2
* Barryroe, "Borraidhe Ruadha" ('Red lumps or swelling in the land'), convert|684|acre|km2
* Bawnaknockane, "Ban a' Chnocáin" ('Pasture land of the hillock'), convert|300|acre|km2
* Beakeen, "Beicín" ('Little field or haggard'), convert|102|acre|km2
* Bawnshanaclogh, "Ban na Sean-Chloiche" ('Pasture land of the old stone building'), convert|195|acre|km2
* Caheraviranea, "Cathair a' Bhiorainn" ('Stone fort of the peak'), convert|137|acre|km2
* Caherlusky, "Cathair Leasca" ('Stone fort of the Duibh Leasc'), convert|154|acre|km2
* Caherolickane, "Cathair ó Leicne" ('Stone fort of brow of the hill'), convert|240|acre|km2
* Calf Island Middle, "Meadhon Laogh" ('Middle calf'), convert|123|acre|km2
* Calf Ialand West, "an Laogh Thiar", ('West calf'), 62 acres
* Cappaglass, "Ceapach Ghlas" ('Green pasture plot or cutaaway wood'), convert|431|acre|km2
* Cappaghbeg, "Ceapach Bheag" ('Little plot of larger townlaand'), convert|476|acre|km2
* Cappaghmore, "Ceapach Mhír" ('Little tillage plot or denuded wood'), convert|380|acre|km2
* Cappaghnacallee, "Ceapach na Caillaighe" ('Hag's plot'), convert|228|acre|km2
* Carbery Island, "Inis Cairbre", 23 acres
* Castle Island, "Meadhon Inis" ('Middle island'), convert|123|acre|km2
* Cashelfean, "Caiseal Liadhain" ('Stone fort of Liadhan'), convert|1002|acre|km2
* Castle Point, "Point an Chaisleain" ('Promontory of the castle'), 94 acres
* Clashmore, "Clais Mhór" ('Great hollow or valley'), convert|230|acre|km2
* Cooradarrigan or Coorydorigan, "Cuar a' Deargain" ('Round hill of red land'), convert|286|acre|km2
* Colla, "Caladh" ('Pier of ferry'), convert|211|acre|km2
* Coolagh Beg, "Cuailleach Beag" ('Small marsh place or thicket'), convert|161|acre|km2
* Coolagh More, "Cuailleach Mór" ('Large marsh place or thicket'), convert|245|acre|km2
* Coolcaha, "Cúl Catha" ('Battle recess or hill back'), convert|258|acre|km2
* Coomfarna, "Cum Fearna" ('Mountain recess of the alder tree'), convert|284|acre|km2
* Cooragurteen, "Cuar a' Ghoirtín" ('Curve of the little field'), convert|292|acre|km2
* Coosane, "Cuasán" ('Little cavity or hollow'), convert|271|acre|km2
* Coosheen, "Cuaisín" ('Little creek or hollow'), convert|335|acre|km2
* Cove, "Cuas" ('Sea inlet'), convert|290|acre|km2
* Croagh, "Cruach" ('Hill or mound'), convert|172|acre|km2
* Cusovinna, "Cos a 'Mhuine" ('Bottom of the thicket'), convert|191|acre|km2
* Derreannaclogh, "Doire na gCloch" ('Stoney oakwood'), convert|277|acre|km2
* Deerreennalomane, "Doirín na Loman" ('Little oakwood'), convert|944|acre|km2
* Derreenard, "Doirín Ard" ('Little high wood'), convert|294|acre|km2
* Derrnatra, "Doirín na Tragha" ('Little oakwood of the strand'), convert|505|acre|km2
* Derrycarhoon, "Doire na Ceathramhan" ('Oakwood of the quarter'), convert|443|acre|km2
* Derryconnell, "Doire Chonnail" ('Connell's oakwood'), convert|537|acre|km2
* Derryfunshion, "Doire Fuinnseann" ('Ash grove'), convert|243|acre|km2
* Derrylahard, "Doire leath-Ard" ('Oakwood of the gentle slope'), convert|313|acre|km2
* Derryleary, "Doire Uí Laoghaire" ('Leary's fort'), convert|189|acre|km2
* Drinane, "Draighneán" ('Place of the blackthorn'), "154 acres
* Dromkeal, "Drom Caol" ('Narrow ridge'), convert|170|acre|km2
* Drishane, "Drisean", (Place of briars or brambles'), convert|329|acre|km2
* Dunbeacon, "Dún Beacáin" ('Beacáin's fort'), convert|1469|acre|km2
* Dunmanus East, "Dun Maghnuis Thoir" ('Fortress of Manus'), convert|547|acre|km2
* Dunmanus West, "Dun Maghnuis Thiar" ('Fortress of Manus'), convert|574|acre|km2
* Foilnamuck, "Fail na Muc" ('Sty of the pig'), convert|381|acre|km2
* Furze Island, "Inis Aitinn" ('Island of the furse'), 17 acres
* Garranes, "Garrain" ('Groves'), convert|115|acre|km2
* Glan, Glaun, "Gleann" ('Glen') 1052 acres
* Glansallagh, "Gleann Saileach" ('Glen of the willow trees'), convert|138|acre|km2
* Goat Island Large, "Oileán Clocharach" ('Stoney island'), 29 acres
* Goat Island Small, 10 acres
* Gortnagrough, "Gort na gCruach" ('Field of the ricks or hillock'), convert|455|acre|km2
* Gortnamona, "Gort na Mona" ('Field of the turf'), convert|232|acre|km2
* Gortyowen, "Gort Tighe Eoghain" ('Field of Owen's house'), convert|259|acre|km2
* Gubbeen, "Guibín" ('Little projection of the sea into land'), convert|827|acre|km2
* Gunpoint, "Gob an Ghunna" ('Gun point'), convert|141|acre|km2
* Gurteenakilla, "Goirtín na Coille" ('Little field of the wood'), convert|520|acre|km2
* Gurteenroe, "Goirtín Ruadh" ('Little red field'), convert|234|acre|km2
* Horse Island, "Each Inis" ('Horse island'), convert|156|acre|km2
* Kilbronoge, "Cill Moronach" ('St. Moronoch's church'), convert|645|acre|km2
* Kilcomane, "Cill Damain" ('Church of St. Daman'), convert|426|acre|km2
* Kilpatrick, "Cill Phádraig" ('St. Patrick's church'), convert|124|acre|km2
* Knock, "Cnoc Con" ('Hill of the hound'), convert|135|acre|km2
* Knockeens, "Cnuicíní" ('Place of the little hills'), convert|228|acre|km2
* Laharan, "Leath-Fhearann" ('Half townland'), convert|226|acre|km2
* Leamcon, "Léim Con" ('Hounds' leap'), convert|139|acre|km2
* Letter, "Leitir" ('Wet hillside|hillside of the fort'), convert|707|acre|km2
* Lisheenacreagh, "Lisín na Creiche" ('Little fort of the cattle spoil'), convert|657|acre|km2
* Lissacaha, "Lios a' Chatha" ('Fort of the battle'), convert|778|acre|km2
* Lissacaha North, "350 acres
* Lissydonnell, "Lios Uí Dhomhnaill" ('O'Donnell's fort'), convert|225|acre|km2
* Long Island, "Inis Fhada, ('Long island'), convert|353|acre|km2
* Lowertown, "Lubhghortán" ('Herb plot|kitchen garden'), convert|433|acre|km2
* Mauladinna, "Meall a' Deanna" ('Hillock of the view'), convert|319|acre|km2
* Meenvane, "Mín Mheadhon" ('Middle tract of pasture land or whitish field'), convert|154|acre|km2
* Mount Gabriel, "Cnoc Fhosta" ('Hill of the encampment'), convert|760|acre|km2
* Murrahin, "Maigh Raithín" ('Plain of the fern or bracken'), convert|137|acre|km2
* Raheenroe, "Raithín Ruadh" ('Littlered fort0, "21 acres
* Rathcool, "Réidh-Chuil" ('Level or smooth hill back'), convert|400|acre|km2
* Rathooragh, "Ráth Tuartha" ('Fort of the cattle fieldsor Rath Teamhrach conspicuous hill'), convert|1189|acre|km2
* Rathruane Beg, convert|302|acre|km2
* Rathruane More, "Ráth an tSrutháin" ('Fort of the rivulet'), convert|266|acre|km2
* Rossbrin, "Ross Broin" ('Bron's headland'), convert|280|acre|km2
* Scarteenakillin, "Scairtín a' Chuilinn" ('Little shrubbery of the holly'), convert|454|acre|km2
* Schull, "Scoil" ('School'), convert|656|acre|km2
* Scrahanyleary, "Screathán Uí Laoghaire" ('Stoney step of O'Leary'), convert|434|acre|km2
* Sgeagh, "Sceach" ('Whitethorn'), convert|481|acre|km2
* Shanavagh, "Sean-Bhoth" ('Old assembly hut'), convert|255|acre|km2
* Shantullig North, "Seantullach" ('Old mound'), convert|270|acre|km2
* Shantullig, convert|734|acre|km2
* Shonagree, "Srón na Groighe" ('Promontory of the cattle or steeds'), convert|496|acre|km2
* Sparragrada, "Speara Greadtha" ('Place of sharp rocks'), convert|263|acre|km2
* Stouke, "Stuaic" ('height of pinnacle0, "248 acres
* Woodlands, "Gort na Coille" ('Field of the wood'), convert|266|acre|km2

ee also

*List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

References

* Townlands "Mizen Journal" no 11, "2003, "ISSN 1649-203X

External links

* [http://www.schull.ie/ Schull's Website.]
* [http://schull.org/ Schull.org]
* [http://www.schullmarket.com/ Schull Country Market - for great food, crafts, plants etc]
* Cork Ancestors, "Schull, " [http://www.corkancestors.com/Schull.htm]
* [http://www.westcorktravel.com/Features/Schull.htm/ Schull. Its history and present]