Information about Rinville

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Rinville
Irish Form of Name:
Rin a Mhil
Translation:
[Renville means] Miles' Point
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Rinville
Rinville
Renville Point Local name
Comment:
See townland
Situation:
W. of Renville West townland.
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.
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