Information about Castle Ruins

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Castle Ruins
Irish Form of Name:
Translation:
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Castle Ruins Local
Castle Ruins Local
Description:
Belonged a branch of the Burkes of Glinsk
Situation:
In the N.E. end of Lerhan townland

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:
Castle Ruins is in Park West townland.