Does anyone know the exact location of Gonanecraggy townland in the Parish of Moynoe as referenced in the 1825 Tithe Applotment Books?
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclar ... oe_tab.htm
My wife is a descendant of one of the O'Brien families listed as living in Gonanecraggy.
Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.
Skip Colcord
Taunton, MA, USA
hcolcord@aol.com
Gonanecraggy, Moynoe
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Re: Gonanecraggy, Moynoe
Hello Skip,
Possibly it is a reference to Rabbit Island, a small island in Scariff Bay / Lough Derg belonging to the parish of Moynoe. Rabbit Island belongs to the townland of Meenross, Moynoe.
There is a placename noted by east Clare historian Michael O'Gorman in Meenross called 'The Crag', a place of rough, rocky limestone.
Rabbit's Island in Irish is called Oilean na gCoinidhe, and 'Gonan' may well be a phonetic anglicisation the Irish plural noun for rabbits. Your placename might be at that portion of Meenross which looks out at the bay and at Rabbit Island.
Polycarp
Possibly it is a reference to Rabbit Island, a small island in Scariff Bay / Lough Derg belonging to the parish of Moynoe. Rabbit Island belongs to the townland of Meenross, Moynoe.
There is a placename noted by east Clare historian Michael O'Gorman in Meenross called 'The Crag', a place of rough, rocky limestone.
Rabbit's Island in Irish is called Oilean na gCoinidhe, and 'Gonan' may well be a phonetic anglicisation the Irish plural noun for rabbits. Your placename might be at that portion of Meenross which looks out at the bay and at Rabbit Island.
Polycarp