Information about Tenthill

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Tenthill
Irish Form of Name:
Cnoc a Chabáin
Translation:
hill of the cabin
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Tenthill
Cnoc a Chabáin
Cnoc a Chabán
Tent hill Local
Description:
A hill is called from having been the place of an encampment.
Situation:
In Currandulla townland.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Tenthill is in Corrandulla townland.