Information about Walsh's Island

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Walsh's Island
Irish Form of Name:
Translation:
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Walsh's Island
Rabbit or Walshes Island Local name
Comment:
Now always called Walsh's Island
Description:
An island in Lough Corrib.
Situation:
N.E. of the Ph. and N.E. of Knock townland.

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:
Walsh's Island is in Knock (North) townland.