Information about Ballyveeawn River

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Ballyveeawn River
Irish Form of Name:
Baile Ui Bhuidheáin
Translation:
O’Boyne’s Town
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ballyveeawn River Local
Comment:
See townland
Description:
Several streams from the mountain form a river through Ballyveeawn townland. It joins the stream coming from Lough Coolin by Kelbeg Upper Mill and soon falls in Pulnagan in Kilbeg Upper.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Ballyveeawn.

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:
Ballyveeawn River is in Ballyweeaun townland.