Information about Carrigeens

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Carrigeens
Irish Form of Name:
Carraiginidhe
Translation:
small rocks
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Carrigeens
Carraiginidhe
3 Corrigeens
Description:
Three very small islands in Lough Mask.
Situation:
Situated in townland of Churchfield Lower.

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:
Carrigeens is in Churchfield Upper townland.