Information about Curraghatruffa

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Curraghatruffa
Irish Form of Name:
Currach a tSruthba
Translation:
moor of the stream
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Curraghatruffa
Currach a tSruthba
Curragh-a-threffa Local
Description:
A village having plough-land attached thereto.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Aille-brack.

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:
Curraghatruffa is in Aillebrack townland.