Information about Derryroe

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Derryroe
Irish Form of Name:
Doire Ruadh
Translation:
red Derry, or oak wood
Civil Parish:
Killimordaly
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Derryroe
Doire Ruadh
Derra Ruah (Cloonca Village) Inhabitants
Description:
Is a little village of 4 or 5 small houses.
Situation:
Situated 30 chains E. of Lough Guin-a-Skehan and about 19 do E. of the W. boundary of Cloonca townland, and 35 do S.W. from Liss (a village). Kilconnell.

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:
Derryroe is in Clooncah townland.
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