Information about Owennacallagy

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Owennacallagy
Irish Form of Name:
Abhain na Calgaighe
Translation:
river of the spear grass
Civil Parish:
Ballindoon
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Owennacallagy
Abhain na Calgaighe
Oeeng-na-Collig-ge (hard) Local
Comment:
(spiral grass which would cut you like a razor)
Description:
A lake.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Slieve Bourke.

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:
Owennacallagy is in Slieve Burke townland.

Information From The Landed Estates Database

Information from the Landed Estates Database.
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The following is a list of those houses in this townland which are discussed in the Landed Estates Database.
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