Information about Tawnaghanattin

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Tawnaghanattin
Irish Form of Name:
Tamhnach an Aitin
Translation:
field of the furze
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Tawnaghanattin
Tamhnach an Aitin
Thovnaghanethen Local
Description:
A small piece of dry bog with a house thereon.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Beaghcaunneen.

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:
Tawnaghanattin is in Beaghcauneen townland.