Carrowkeel

Carrowkeel

Carrowkeel is:

An anglicization of the Irish "An Cheathrú Chaol" meaning "the narrow quarter." It is a common placename in Ireland, examples are:

* A village in County Galway, Ireland. see Carrowkeel, County Galway
* A passage tomb cemetery in County Sligo, Ireland : see Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery.
* A total of 61 townlands throughout Ireland. [cite web
url= http://www.seanruad.com/
title= The IreAtlas Townland Database
publisher=John Broderick
accessdate=2007-03-12
]

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