Information about Clonpee Bridge

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Clonpee Bridge
Irish Form of Name:
Cluain Fidh/Pidh
Translation:
lawn of the wood
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Clonpee Bridge
Clonpee Bridge see townland
Description:
A small bridge having 1 arch Clonpee so called by the inhabitants.
Situation:
Is situated on a stream or small river where it is the boundary between the townlands Clonpee in this parish and Pallas in the parish of Fohanagh and on the road leading from Caltragh Village and Ahascragh.

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:
Clonpee Bridge is in Cloonpee townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Clonpee Bridge
Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service