Information about Loughbelsraha

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Loughbelsraha
Irish Form of Name:
Loch bhéil sratha
Translation:
lake of the mouth of the strath or holm
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Loughbelsraha
Loch bhéil sratha
Loughnealshraha?
Loughvealshraha Inhabitants
Loughvealshraha Mr. Thos. Ausbourne
Description:
The name of a Lough.
Situation:
In the townland of Cuppanagh.

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:
Loughbelsraha is in Coppanagh townland.