Information about (a field in Castle Kelly Demesne)

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
(a field in Castle Kelly Demesne)
Irish Form of Name:
Translation:
Civil Parish:
Athleague
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Upper Lisdoo
(a field in Castle Kelly Demesne)
Upper Lisdoo (a field in Castle Kelly Demesne) Denis H. Kelly, Esq.
Description:
Its greatest length is 11 chains and its greatest breadth 101/2 chains. It contains about 18 acres. There is a circular rath or fort in the north east end of it.
Situation:
It is situated in the northern part of Castle Kelly demesne and is bounded on the north by Lower Lisdoo, on the east by Table Rock, and on the south by Cullean Fadda and is about 30 chains north by west of Castle Kelly house.

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:
(a field in Castle Kelly Demesne) is in Castlekelly or Aghrane townland.
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