Information about Inishcreawa

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Inishcreawa
Irish Form of Name:
Inis creamha
Translation:
Island of the wild garlic
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Inis creamha
Inishcreawa
Innis-cree-wa Local
Illaunnacreeva Local
Ilaun Edward Local
Description:
A long narrow sheet of rocks in Lough Corrib having some Branches growing thereon from which it derives its name. It is overgrown at present.
Situation:
Situated in Lough Corrib. Attached to the townland of[Unable to read.]. It lies outside Illaunnagower.