Information about Dooesker

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Dooesker
Irish Form of Name:
Dubh Eiscir
Translation:
black esker or ridge
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Dubh Eiscir
Dhesker Hill
Dooesker
Dhesker Hill Edward Kelly, Esqr.
Dhesker Hill Mr. O'Rourke, The inhabitants
Description:
This hill is principally under cultivation. It consists of some furze and a piece of bog on the east end most probably this hill was composed of bog some time ago.
Situation:
In the townlands of Cormick[Unable to read.] Brackery North, Gurt[Unable to read.], [Unable to read.] and [Unable to read.] W., parish of Teena, Barony of Leitrim, about 1 3/4 miles N. W. of Kelly's Mills.

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:
Dooesker is in Brackery North townland.