Information about Loughbegtawnynattin

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:

Loughbegtawnynattin

Irish Form of Name:

Loch Beag Tamhnaigh an Aitín

Translation:

small lake of the field of the furze

Civil Parish:

Ballindoon
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:

Loughbegtawnynattin
Loch Beag Tamhnaigh an Aitín
Lough beg thovnugh-anethen Local

Description:

A lake South of Loughnamauthaula.

Situation:

Situated in the townland of Beaghcaunneen.

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:

Loughbegtawnynattin is in Beaghcauneen townland.