Irish local names explained

Irish Local Names explained. 2 1
Benbo mountain near ]\Ianorliamilton, is called in Irish
JBcanna-lo, F. M., the peaks or horns of the cow,
from its curious double peak.
Benburb in Tj-rone ; from a cliff over the Plackwater,
called in the annals Beann-horb, the proud peak.
Bengore head ; the peak of the goats {gabhar).
Bengorm ; blue peak.
Benmore; great peak,
Bignion or Binnion ; small hen or peak,
Bile, an ancient tree.
Billj' in Antrim ;
Binbulbin ; correct name, Bina-Gnlbain, Gulban's peak.
Bogagh, Boggagh, Boggan, Boggaau; a boggy place.
Boher ; Bothar [boher], a road.
Boherard ; high road.
Boherboy ; yellow road.
Boherduff ; see page 2.
Bohereen; little road.
Bobermeen ; smooth road.
Boherroe ; red road,
Boho in Fermanagh ; Botha [bohal, tents or huts.
Bohola ; Both-Thola, Hy. F., St. Tula's hut.
Boley ; huaile, a milking place for cattle.
Boleybeg ; little holey or dairy place.
Boola, booley ; the same as Boley.
Boolyglass; green hooley.
Booterstown near Dublin; the town of the hothar.,
hatter, or road. In a roll of the fifteenth century it
is called Balhjhotlvjr, which shows that the Irish
name was Baile-an-lhotluiir, the town of the road,
of which the present name is a kind of half translation.
Borheen ; same as Bohereen.
Borris ;
Biiirghes [burris], a burgage or borough.
Borris-in-Ossory; from the old territory of Ossory,
Borrisokane ; O'Keane's borough town.
Borrisoleigh ; from the ancient territory Ui Luighdheach
[Hy Leea], in which it was situated.
Bourney in Tipperary; Boirne [bouruy], rocky lauds,
the plural of Burren.
BoveTagh; Both-IlheidhhJie [Boh-veva], the hut or tent
of Maev or Mabel, a woman's name.
Boylagh, barony of, in Donegal; i. e. the territory of
the O'Bojles.