Information about Sruffaunnatoran

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Sruffaunnatoran
Irish Form of Name:
Srufán na teorann
Translation:
boundary stream
Civil Parish:
Cong
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Sruffaunnatoran
Srufán na teorann
Shruffaun-na-thórhin Local
Comment:
This is synanomous with Sruffaun-cogree
Description:
A stream from Binlavey mountain forms the boundary between Ballard and Corrig East, passes by the bridge of Ballard or of Corrig East and runs on emptying itself into Lough Corrib.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Ballyard.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Sru and Sruh represent the Irish sruth, a stream.

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:
Sruffaunnatoran is in Ballard townland.
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