Information about Bencullagh

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Bencullagh
Irish Form of Name:
Muckanaght
Translation:
peak of the boars
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Beann Cullach
Bencullagh Local
Situation:
In the N.W. extremity of Baurnanooraun 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:
Bencullagh is in Barnanoraun townland.