Information about Carricknagol

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Carricknagol
Irish Form of Name:
Carraig na gcoll
Translation:
rock of the hazels
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Carricknagol
Carraig na gcoll
Corrignagol Local name
Description:
A large rock.
Situation:
S. of Maumeen townland in Garomna Island.

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:
Carricknagol is in Maumeen townland.