Information about Keyough

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Keyough
Irish Form of Name:
Translation:
Civil Parish:
Ballinakill in Leitrim Barony
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Keyough
Keyaugh Hyath. Clarke, Esq.
Keyough Mr. O’Callaghan
Keyaugh Sir John Burke
Keyough The inhabitants
Comment:
Not known, copied wrong! J. O’D.
Description:
About 4 houses and a portion of the townland under cultivation, but does not represent any peculiar appearance or matter worthy of remark.
Situation:
In the N. East end of the townland of Loughatourick North about 2¼ miles S. S. West of Marble Hill House.

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:
Keyough is in Loughatorick North townland.
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