Information about Creevrooa Lower Village

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Creevrooa Lower Village
Irish Form of Name:
Craoibh Rúadh
Translation:
[Creevrooa means] red bush or brake
Civil Parish:
Killian
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Creevrooa Lower Village
Creevrooa Lower Village
Description:
It consists of about 37 houses all on the southern side of the road and in very bad repair, the walls are all built of mud.
Situation:
Is situated in the South East part of the townland of Creevrooa Ffrench, and about 20 chains South of the junction of the townlands of Ballynacor Davies, Ballynacor Ffrench and Crevrooa Ffrench.

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:
Creevrooa Lower Village is in Creeveroe townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Creevrooa Lower Village
Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service
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