Information about Sruffaun Poulnakirka

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Sruffaun Poulnakirka
Irish Form of Name:
Srubhthán Poill na Circe
Translation:
streamlet of the hole of the hen
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Sruffaun Poulnakirka
Srubhthán Poill na Circe
Situation:
In Knockbane townland, E. of Knockbane House

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Sru and Sruh represent the Irish sruth, a stream.

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:
Sruffaun Poulnakirka is in Knockbane townland.