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Derryoughter

Doire Uachtair

Derryoughter is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDerryoughter53.26270° N · 9.22524° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

doire(oak-)wood, grove, thicketuachtar upper, southern part

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Doire Uachtair · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Derryoughter · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Moycullen
Civil parish
Rahoon
Coordinates
53.26270, -9.22524
Mapped area
0.3 km²
Logainm ID
18652 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Derryoughter. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.