Information about Carrigeens of Farnaght

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Carrigeens of Farnaght
Irish Form of Name:
Translation:
[Carrigeens means little rocks and Farnaght means bare hill]
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Carrigeens of Farnaght
Corrigeene ar naght Local
Comment:
5 rocks called Corrigeene ar naght
Description:
Rock in Lough Corrib.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Farnaght.

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 of Farnaght is in Farnaght townland.