Information about Loughaclogher

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Loughaclogher
Irish Form of Name:
Loch a' Clochair
Translation:
lake of the stony ground
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Loughaclogher
Loch a' Clochair
Loch a chlochair
Lough a Chlougher Local
Description:
A lake near to and West of Lough Skalp-na-gan.
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:
Loughaclogher is in Slieve Burke townland.