Information about Abbeytown House

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Abbeytown House
Irish Form of Name:
Baile na Mainistrech
Translation:
[Abbeytown means] town of the monastery
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Abbeytown House Local
Situation:
Situated in the N. side of townland Abbeytown

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:
Abbeytown House is in Abbeytown townland.