Information about Curka Island

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Curka Island
Irish Form of Name:
Translation:
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Curka Island Local
Description:
In the High Water Mark, South of port? of New Quay Bay.
Situation:
West of Innishroo townland, Parish of Kinvarra, Barony of Kiltartan and County Galway.

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:
Curka Island is in Inishroo townland.