Information about Loughnagower

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Loughnagower
Irish Form of Name:
Loch na nGabhar
Translation:
lake of the goats
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Loughnagower
Loch na nGabhar
Loughnagower Local name
Situation:
In Booliska Ooghter townland, E. of the Ph.

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:
Loughnagower is in Booliska Oughter [o crossed out - Boliska] townland.