Information about Tonacurhowny

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Tonacurhowny
Irish Form of Name:
Tóin na Corrthamhnaighe
Translation:
bottom of Corhownagh
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Tonacurhowny
Tóin na Corrthamhnaighe
Thone na Curhowngh Local
Description:
A cape like point of land in the sea.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Curhownagh.

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:
Tonacurhowny is in Curhownagh townland.