Information about Acre Lough

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Acre Lough
Irish Form of Name:
Loch an Acra
Translation:
Darby's lough
Civil Parish:
Dunammon
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Acre Lough, Darby's Lough
Loch an Acra
Acre Lough Boundary Surveyor's Sketch
Darby's Lough Inhabitants
Description:
The first name originated from a very old plantation close to the lake which contains about an acre of land and made a conspicuous appearance, the plantation has [Unable to read.] been much [Unable to read.]. The latter name is derived from the circumstance of a man of the name of Darby drowning himself in the Lough fifty or sixty years ago.
Situation:
Acre Lough is situated between the townlands of Curnaveigh and Bracklin and is apportioned to each.

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:
Acre Lough is in Bracklin townland.

Information From Maps

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