Information about Sonnagh

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Sonnagh
Irish Form of Name:
Sonach
Translation:
a mound or rampart
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Sonnagh
Sonach
Sunnagh Inhabitants
Sunnagh Inq. Temp. Gul. III
Sunnagh Inq. Temp. Jac. I
Description:
A Trigl. Station.
Situation:
In the townland of Sunnagh Old.

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:
Sonnagh is in Sunnagh Old townland.