Information about Lough Shannakeever

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Lough Shannakeever
Irish Form of Name:
Seana Ciamhair
Translation:
[Shannakeever means] old land of gloom
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Lough Shannakeever
Lough Shannakeever Inhabitants
Description:
This lake is about ¼ mile long and 7 chains wide and is supported to be nearly 15 feet deep in the centre with a muddy bottom. It receives a stream at its E. end which it emits at ts W. end into Glenbricken Lake. Its fish are some small trout and eels in great plenty.
Situation:
Situated near the centre of the parish. It is bounded N. by Attyclogh and Loughaunah And S. by Shannakeever.

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:
Lough Shannakeever is in Shanakeever townland.

Information From Maps

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