Information about Puttaghaun

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Puttaghaun
Irish Form of Name:
Potachán
Translation:
land of holes
Civil Parish:
Athenry Parish
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Puttaghaun
Potachán
Puttachán
Putthachaun
Puttaghaun Local
Puttachane Rev. Thos. Kearney, P.P.
Description:
A pool or small Lough on the Turlough which is never dry.
Situation:
In the townland of Coolaun.

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:
Puttaghaun is in Coolaran townland.
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