Information about Murty's Fort

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Murty's Fort
Irish Form of Name:
Translation:
Civil Parish:
Kilkilvery
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Headford Church
Murty's Fort Local
Comment:
Not situated in the parish. This fort had a 12 Inch station on it.(perhaps Mire-hill and is situated in the parish of Downapatrick)
Description:
There are one or more in this townland but they have no names given them.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Clooneen.

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:
Murty's Fort is in Cloonee townland.
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