Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Murtagh's Drain
Murtaghs Drain Hyath. Clarke, Esq.
Murtaghs Drain Mr. Mulloy
Murtaghs Drain Sir John Burke
Murtaghs Drain The inhabitants
Description:
A portion of the townland so called most probably the property of a person called Murtagh. The inhabitants only are aware of it being so called.
Situation:
In the N. East end of the townland of Doorus about 3½ miles S. East 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