Information about Inchagoill Old Churches

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Inchagoill Old Churches
Irish Form of Name:
Inse Goill
Translation:
island of the foreigner
Civil Parish:
Cong
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Inchagoill Old Churches
Inse Goill
Inchiguell Old Abbey Local
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Dooris.
Information from the Ordnance Survey Letters:
The Ordnance Survey Letters are letters between John O'Donovan and his supervisor, Thomas Larcom, regarding the work of compiling the Field Books. These letters provide further discussion on many of the places listed in the Field Books.
References to this place can be found in the following letter.
  • Volume 3 page 47 to page 49

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:
Inchagoill Old Churches is in Dooris townland.
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