Information about Templekeevaun

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Templekeevaun
Irish Form of Name:
Teampull Caomháin
Translation:
St. Kaevan's Church
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Teampull Caomháin
Templekeevaun
Tempeil Kavin Local name
Description:
Ruins of a church or abbey dedicated to St. Kavin near to which is St. Kavins bed famous for miraculous cures.
Situation:
In Innisheer 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:
Templekeevaun is in Inis Oirir (Colgan) townland.