Information about Otter Island

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Otter Island
Irish Form of Name:
Translation:
[Mahon's Island]
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Otter Island Popular name
Situation:
In Lough Corrib, N.E. of the parish

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:
Otter Island is in Curra townland.