Information about Linnawillin

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Linnawillin
Irish Form of Name:
Linn a' mhuillin
Translation:
pond of the mill
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Linnawillin
Linn a' mhuillin
Lina Willing Local
Description:
A small piece of water which rises and falls in the townland of Ballymaglancy: it falls into a valley called pul-wathere.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Ballymaglancy.

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:
Linnawillin is in Ballymaglancy townland.