Information about Sruffaunloughermore

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Sruffaunloughermore
Irish Form of Name:
Srothán Luachra Móire
Translation:
streamlet of the great rushes
Civil Parish:
Ballynakill in the barony of Ballynahinch
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Sruffaunloughermore
Srothán Luachra Móire
Srughaun Lougher More Inhabitants
Description:
Is a small rivulet about two feet wide gravelly bottom. There is no fish in it.
Situation:
Rises near the W. boundary of Kylemore runs E. and falls into Owin Chulmore.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Sru and Sruh represent the Irish sruth, a stream.

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:
Sruffaunloughermore is in Kylemore townland.
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