Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Illanquirkeen
Oileán Cuircín
Illaunquirkeen
Illaunquirkeen B. S. Sketch
Illaunquirkeen Hyacinth Clarke, Esq.
Illaunquirkeen Sir John Burke
Description:
An island containing about 1½ acres of land under grazing. It is close by this land and belongs to the townland of Doorus. There is a Trigonometrical point near the centre.
Situation:
In Lough Derg at the South end of the townland of Doorus about 3½ miles S.E. of Woodford.
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