Information about Carricknacranna

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Carricknacranna
Irish Form of Name:
Carraig na gCrannac
Translation:
rock of the masts
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Carricknacranna
Carraig na gCrannac
Corrig-na-cranna Local
Description:
A cliff in the boundary between Dolan and Murvey townlands in the sea and attached to the townland of Dolan.
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:
Carricknacranna is in Dolan townland.