Craughwell

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proper noun

A small town in Connacht, County Galway, Ireland.

OriginIrish creach →
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Meanings

proper nounCraughwell (countable and uncountable, plural Craughwells)

plural Craughwells

  1. countableuncountableA small town in Connacht, County Galway, Ireland.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. Irishcreach“plunder, raid”
  2. EnglishCraughwell

Perhaps from Irish creach (“plunder, raid”) + maol (“bare hill”).

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APA

Craughwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Craughwell

MLA

“Craughwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Craughwell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Craughwell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Craughwell.

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