Information about Fiddaunanassa

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Fiddaunanassa
Irish Form of Name:
Feadán an Easa
Translation:
brook of the cataract
Civil Parish:
Ballynakill in the barony of Ballynahinch
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Fiddaunanassa
Feadán an Easa
Fidhaun an nassagh Inhabitants
Description:
This stream is about 8 feet wide and very shallow with a rocky bottom; there is no fish in it.
Situation:
Rises at the E. point of Tooreenakoona, runs W. separating same from Luggaterriff and falls in to Owen Tooreenakoona.

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:
Fiddaunanassa is in Tooreenacoona townland.
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