Information about Ower

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Ower
Irish Form of Name:
Ower House
Translation:
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ower
Obhar
Ower By. Surveyors Sketch Map
Ower County Cess Collector
Ower County Map
Ower Inq. Temp. Car. I
Ower House Local
Ower Local
Ower Mearsman
Ower Rental
Ower Revd. Richard Walsh, P.P.
Ower Tithe Ledger
Description:
A dwelling house.
Situation:
In the centre of Ower 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:
Ower is in Ower townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
(Click on place name to view original map in new window.)
This link is not a link to the townland that you are currently researching; however, if you follow this link, you will see a search box near the top of the page which you can use to search for your townland.
Having followed this link, you will see several expandable links - each link has a plus sign on its left - on the top left of the page. Expand 'Base Information and Mapping'. Now it is possible to select the maps that you wish to view by clicking on the checkbox that is on the left of each map; this list includes the original Ordnance Survey maps.
You can select more than one map and you can use a slider to make one map more transparent than another. This allows you to view what features were present or absent at different points in time.
(This map will display in a new window.)
Ower
Information from the National Monuments Service.
(This information will display in a new window.):
You can use this link to view a map of archaelogical features.
This link brings you to a website wherein you will have to search for your townland.
Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service