Information about Loughbegderrykirk

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Loughbegderrykirk
Irish Form of Name:
Loch Beag Doire Circe
Translation:
small lake of the wood of the hen
Civil Parish:
Killannin
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Loughbegderrykirk
Loch Beag Doire Circe
Loughbegderrykirk Local name
Situation:
On the boundary between Arderroo and Booliska Ooghter

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:
Loughbegderrykirk is in Ardderroo townland.
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