Information about Inishflynn

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Inishflynn
Irish Form of Name:
Inis Floinn
Translation:
Flynn’s island
Civil Parish:
Kilcummin
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Inishflynn
Inis Floinn
Inis floin
Innishflin Boundary Surveyor
Innisflinn County Map
Innishflinn Local
Description:
Contains 2¼ acres of rough pasture with a little brushwood, it is situated E. of the Eagle Islands, and N. of Freehan’s Island. There are two rocks about 2 chains N. of this island.
Situation:
In Lough Corrib, it belongs to the townland of Birchhall.

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:
Inishflynn is in Birch Hall or Curraveha townland.
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