Information about Innishmaan

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Innishmaan
Irish Form of Name:
Inismain
Translation:
middle island
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Inismain Beauforts Map of Ireland
Innismain Down Survey 1655
Inishmain In an article of 1618 between Henry Lynch of Galway and Wm. Anderson of Arran.
Innyshmany In an article of 1618 between Henry Lynch of Galway and Wm. Anderson of Arran.
Innismain Lewis's Atlas
Kilronan or Inishmaan or St. Gregory's Island Pelhorm's Map of Clare
Innismain Population List 1821
Innishmaan Sketch Map
Comment:
Part insula de Inishmanie - Inquis temp, Eliz. Extent supervisiu et divisio omni illaru terret tenementor infra insullas de Aran Is. Capt. Apud Arkin infra [unable to read] dic dic - insulas Inishmaan - Inquis Temp. Eliz.
Description:
Inishmeane made over Richd. Earl of Aron by patient under King Charles 2nd. Quod sunt 3. Insule que dicunt Insule sancter/ ut vulgarit nucupant (the Isles of Aren) quo 1 dicitur Arenmore, alter or Inishmaine et 3a Inisheraght - quod Indic Insule dividend in 3 alus. Vide infra.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Kill alone is the name of more than a score of places in various counties: in most cases it stands for cill, a church: but in some it is for coill, a wood.