Information about Illaunbaurowen

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:

Illaunbaurowen

Irish Form of Name:

Oileán Barr Abhann

Translation:

island of the top or source of the river

Civil Parish:

Ballindoon
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:

Illaunbaurowen
Oileán Barr Abhann
Illaun Baurown Local

Description:

An island in the sea which is attached to the townland of Derrygimlagh.

Situation:

Situated in the Atlantic ocean.

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:

Illaunbaurowen is in Derrigimlagh townland.