Information about Fiddaunnagnauv

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Fiddaunnagnauv
Irish Form of Name:
Feadán na g-Cnámh
Translation:
brook of the bones
Civil Parish:
Ballynakill in the barony of Ballynahinch
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Fiddaunnagnauv
Feadán na g-Cnámh
Fidaun a gnave Inhabitants
Description:
This stream is about 8 links wide and is very shallow with a rocky bottom.
Situation:
Rises in the N. of Finisglin and runs in a southerly direction.

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:
Fiddaunnagnauv is in Finnisglin townland.