Information about Tonawaus

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Tonawaus
Irish Form of Name:
Tóin a' Mháis
Translation:
bottom of the hill
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Tonawaus
Tóin a' Mháis
Tóin a mhás
Thoanawace Local
Description:
A subdenomination thereof. Locality not known.
Situation:
In Lettermullin Island.

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:
Tonawaus is in Lettermullan townland.