Information about Lickmolassy

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Lickmolassy
Irish Form of Name:
Lic Molaise
Translation:
St. Molaise’s flag stone
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Lickmolassy
Lic Molaise
Glebe part of Lickmolash or Lickmolassy
Lic Molaise
Glebe part of Lickmolash or Lickmolassy Boundary Sketch Map
Glebe part of Lickmolash or Lickmolassy [name left blank] County Book
Glebe part of Lickmolash or Lickmolassy [name left blank] County Map
Glebe part of Lickmolash or Lickmolassy [name left blank] H. C. Survey & Val. Reports
Glebe part of Lickmolassy Mr. George Bethel
Glebe part of Lickmolassy Mr. Rush
Description:
Contains the ruins of a church, a grave yard, two houses, one of which is in ruins. This townland is arable.
Situation:
Bounded on the East by Graagakhilleen and all the other sides by Lickmolash or Lickmolassy.
Information from the Ordnance Survey Letters:
The Ordnance Survey Letters are letters between John O'Donovan and his supervisor, Thomas Larcom, regarding the work of compiling the Field Books. These letters provide further discussion on many of the places listed in the Field Books.
References to this place can be found in the following letter.
  • Volume 2 page 69

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:
Lickmolassy is in Lickmolassy townland.