Information about Illaunawaddriska

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Illaunawaddriska
Irish Form of Name:
Oileán a' madra uisce
Translation:
(water dog) i.e. the otter’s island
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Illaunawaddriska
Oileán a' madra uisce
Illaun-a-wadher-iska Local
Description:
An island.
Situation:
Situated in Lough an assurd.

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:
Illaunawaddriska is in Derrigimlagh townland.