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Madadhan probably gave his name to the adjacent hill Ben- 

 Madighan. The river passing through Glengormley and down 

 to Whitehouse is called the Glasnabradan, a name now scarcely 

 known, and the significance of which modern manufactures 

 have spoiled. It means the stream of the salmon — Glaise 

 na'm-bhradan. On the slope above Glasnabradan, at Glen- 

 gormley, is Tobarcooran, or the bubbling well, the late residence 

 of one of our presidents, General Smythe, M.R.I. A. To the 

 south-west rise the slopes of Ballyvaston, the town of the churl, 

 Ballywonard, the poor town, and Ballywonard, the town at the 

 foot of the height. Close at hand, flowing through Hydepark, 

 is the river Aghnatallagh, or the field of the hearth. The hill 

 beyond is the Bouchaill, or the hill of the standing stone — 

 literally, the hill of the boy, a large stone having that appearance 

 at a distance on the horizon — upon which there are still the 

 remains of a cromleac. This is in the townland of Craigarogan, 

 or the rock of prayer, in which is situated a rocky eminence 

 called Gocraig, which may mean the rock of the smith ; and 

 close by is Shaneboy, or the land of Yellow Hugh, probably 

 an O'Neill. Adjoining is the largest townland in our district, 

 containing nearly 4,000 acres, and known as Ballyutoag, the 

 town of utag, the broken arrow, doubtless some warlike reference 

 to an ancient clan custom. 



Knockbreda means the hill above the deep-cut glen, and 

 Knockbreckan means the spotted hill, referring doubtless to 

 the gorse or boulders which originally covered the district. 

 Carnaleigh is carrig a rock, laith, grey — the grey rock which 

 was surmounted by a fort. The Grey point is practically the 

 same name. Craigavad is the rock of the boat, meaning a 

 suitable place of anchorage. The little corner strand adjacent, 

 but nearer Belfast, is Cultra, — Coole, a corner, and tra, a strand. 

 The Kinnegar, at Holywood, was a rabbit warren, as its name 

 denotes — cuini, a rabbit, and cear, offspring. 



Ballynafoy, or feigh, is the place of the field games. Opposite 

 an ancient Irish residence there was usually a green plot for 

 games and exercises of various kinds. This was called the 



