Information about Loughanillaun

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Loughanillaun
Irish Form of Name:
Loch an Oileáin
Translation:
lake of the island
Civil Parish:
Ballynakill in the barony of Ballynahinch
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Loughanillaun
Loch an Oileáin
Lough an Illaun Inhabitants
Description:
This Lough which is nearly circular, but of an irregular form is about 1/8 mile in diam. It has a gravelly bottom and is about 10 feet deep. It receives a river at its E. end which it discharges into Cleggan Bay. It has trout and salmon in great plenty.
Situation:
In the W. end of the parish at the E. end of Cleggan Bay. It is bounded S. and N. by Cloon and S.W. by the parish of Omey.

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:
Loughanillaun is in Cloon townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Loughanillaun
Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service
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