Information about Loughnaboolard

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Loughnaboolard
Irish Form of Name:
Loch na Buaile Aird
Translation:
lake of the high booley or dairy place
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Loughnaboolard
Loch na Buaile Aird
Loch na Buaile Ard
Lough-na-boo-la-ard Local
Description:
A lake.
Situation:
Situated common to the townland of Murvy and to the S.E. part of 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:
Loughnaboolard is in Slieve Burke townland.