Information about Carricknahoona

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Carricknahoona
Irish Form of Name:
Carraig na hUamhan
Translation:
rock of the cave
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Carricknahoona
Carraig na hUamhan
Corrigahouna Local name
Description:
The name of part of the sea shore.
Situation:
S.E. of the Ph. and S. of Bohoona townland.

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:
Carricknahoona is in Bohoona East townland.