Information about Cloonigny Fort

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Cloonigny Fort
Irish Form of Name:
Cluain Éignigh
Translation:
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Cloonigny Fort
Cluain Éignigh
Cloonigny Fort By. Sketch Map
Comment:
See townland
Description:
This Fort is about 250 links long and 2 chains wide.
Situation:
It is situated in the townland Cloonigny about 15 chains west of the junction of Srah, Cappagh and Cloonigny.

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:
Cloonigny Fort is in Knocknagappagh townland.