Information about Fiddaunscomore

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Fiddaunscomore
Irish Form of Name:
Feadán Sgoth Mór
Translation:
streamlet of the great point
Civil Parish:
Ballynakill in the barony of Ballynahinch
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Fiddaunscomore
Feadán Sgoth Mór
Fiddaun Scow More Inhabitants
Description:
This stream is about three feet wide with a muddy bottom. It has no fish in it.
Situation:
Rises at the N.W. corner of Lettershanbally, runs W. and passes into the E. end of Lough-na-corrigeen.

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:
Fiddaunscomore is in Lettershanbally townland.
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