Information about Derrygowna River

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Derrygowna River
Irish Form of Name:
Doire Gamhna
Translation:
oak wood of the milch cows
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Derrygowna River
Derragowna River Local
Comment:
Not defined in list . See before.
Description:
An unsignificant stream.
Situation:
In Leam 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:
Derrygowna River is in Leam East townland.