Information about Freeheen

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Freeheen
Irish Form of Name:
Fraoichín
Translation:
little heathy island
Civil Parish:
Kilcummin
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Freeheen
Fraoichín
Fraoichin
Heathy Island
Freeheen Boundary Surveyor
Freecheen Local
Description:
A small island, containing 1¾ acres of pasture, it is skirted with brushwood, its shore is rocks, and near its centre stands a Trigl. Station of the same name.
Situation:
In Lough Corrib, it belongs to the townland of Carhoomore Knock, 57 chains North of the shore.

Information From Griffith's Valution

Area in Acres, Roods and Perches:
A.R.P.
1 0 13
Land value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
0 7 0
Building value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
0 0 0
Total value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
0 7 0
Heads of housholds living in the townland at this time:
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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:
Freeheen is in Carrowmoreknock townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Freeheen
Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service

Other Sources

Information from the Logainm database.
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