Information about Corrib River

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Corrib River
Irish Form of Name:
Abhain Locha Coirb
Translation:
Civil Parish:
St. Nicholas
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Abhain Locha Coirb
Galway River
Corrib River Popular name
Comment:
The true name of this river is River Galway
Description:
This river divides Town Parks and Glananayle from Terryland, Ballinfoil and Castlegar. It runs in a N. Easterly direction from the Corrib River and sinks at Castlegar village.
Situation:
S.W. of the parish.

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:
Corrib River is in Glenanail townland.
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