Irish Form of Name:
Dún Sandail
Translation:
Sandal’s Fort
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Dunsandle
Dún Sandail
Lios na drise near the Demesne
Dunsandle Boundary Sketch
Donsandle Inq. Temp. Car. I
Downsandell Inq. Temp. Car. I
Dunsandle Inq. Temp. Jac. I
Dunsandal Larkin’s Co. Map
Dunsandle Mr. Proctor
Description:
This is a large townland, the whole a Demesne. It contains a great many plantations, 1 old church, 1 old castle, 1 old bathing house, 1 bathing house, 1 engine house, 3 small ponds, 2 Danish Forts, 1 large dwelling house, termed Dunsandle House and one Trigl. Station. Proprietor J. Daly, Esq. Rent per acre 18s. 5d. to £1. 3. 0. County Cess 1s. 3d. per acre payable half yearly.
Situation:
In the Barony of Loughrea and lies to the West of the centre of the parish and is bounded by Bookeen South, Barony of Dunkellin, Tooloobanbeg and Carhoobaun parish of Lickerrig and Barony of Loughrea, Carhoonagower in the 2nd part of the parish of Lickerrig, Lissaloondon, Carhooreagh and Lissnadrishe in that of Kilconieron.
Information from the Ordnance Survey Letters:
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References to this place can be found in the following letter.
Area in Acres, Roods and Perches:
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