Information about Fiddaunglassillaun

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Fiddaunglassillaun
Irish Form of Name:
Feadán Glas Oileáin
Translation:
streamlet of the green 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:
Fiddaunglassillaun
Feadán Glas Oileáin
Fiddaun Gloshillaun Inhabitants
Description:
This stream is about four feet wide with a rocky bottom. There is no fish in it.
Situation:
Rises at the S. corner of Culfin, runs N. forming the boundary of same and Gloshillaun and falls into the ocean.

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:
Fiddaunglassillaun is in Culfin townland.
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