William's Fun Page of Information
‘If there is anything you would like to know, I am your man... well, er... mouse, I mean!’ squeaked William the know-it-all Mouse.
Sound out for William
rock
crash
boat
arch
blue
green
deep
sea
storm
path
lightning
rescue
Can you spot the digraphs:
ch ck oi ng th ee ea ue oa ow ur
The children began jumping from rock to rock.
'These rocks all seem to have six sides,' pointed out Henry.
The path went deep down into the blue sea.
Misty Blue was an old, but sturdy, rowing boat
Place Name Meanings
- Carrick, Carraig or Craig - rock
- Cairn or Carn - mound, heap of stones or grave
- Dhu - black
- Bán - white
- Finn- white
- Roe - red
- Dun - brown
- Knock - hill
- Bally - town of
- Beg - small
- Mor - big
- Tober - well
- Money - bush or peatland
- Glen - narrow valley
- Slieve - mountain
- Ben - mountain
- Cush - river mouth
- Inver - river mouth
- Derry - oak tree
- Inch - island
- Inish - island
Can you work out the answers?
- Can you work out what Knockdhu means?
- What do you think Cushendun and Glendun mean?
- What do Carraig Bán and Carrick Dhu mean?
- How about Cairndhu, Cairnbeg or Cairncastle?
- How many towns can you think of beginning with ‘Carrick’ or ‘Bally’?
- Invent a town of your own using the list above.
Check your answers
- Knockdhu - black hill
- Cushendun - brown river mouth
- Glendun - valley of the brown river
- Carraig Bán - white rock
- Carrick Dhu - black rock
- Cairncastle - castle on a mound
- Cairndhu - black mound
- Cairnbeg - little mound
Some towns with Carrick or Bally
- Carrickfergus
- Carrick-a-rede
- Carrick-on-Shannon
- Carrickmacross
- Carrickmore
- Carrickfin
- Ballycastle
- Ballycarry
- Ballymena
- Ballymoney
- Ballynure
- Ballygalley
