Information about Marble Quarry

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Marble Quarry
Irish Form of Name:
Translation:
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Marble Quarry Thomas Joyce, farmer, Gorramin
Situation:
Situated in the N. end of the townland of Lissoughter

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:
Marble Quarry is in Lissoughter townland.