Information about Sruffaunnagreeve

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Sruffaunnagreeve
Irish Form of Name:
Sruthán na g-craobh
Translation:
stream of the bushes
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Sruffaunnagreeve
Sruthán na g-craobh
Shruffaun na greeve Local
Description:
A mountain river running in the boundary between Garragerra and Thone-a-ylanna.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Garragerra.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Sru and Sruh represent the Irish sruth, a stream.

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:
Sruffaunnagreeve is in Garranagerra townland.