Information about Ballynacoortia Fort

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Ballynacoortia Fort
Irish Form of Name:
Ballynacoortia Parish
Translation:
[Ballynacoortia means] town of the court
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ballynacoortia Fort Local name
Comment:
See townland
Situation:
In Ballynacoortia townland which gives name to it

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:
Ballynacoortia Fort is in Ballynacourty townland.