Roscommon

 

Killukin townland by Stephen Murray

Field Names in Your Townland

One field is called ‘the orchard field’.

 

Faus townland by Caoimhe & Brona Devaney

Field Names in Your Townland

The well field - several families used the well in this particular field up into the 1970s.

Boggy field in Faus townland, Co. Roscommon
 

Faus townland

Location of ringfort in Faus townland

http://webgis.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=RO010-042----

It is suggested in logainm.ie that Faus may translate as 'wilderness'.

 

Gardenstown townland by Ella O'Callaghan & LilyMcGarry

Field Names in Your Townland

There is a field called ‘Packie Joe’s” after the man who used to live there.

 

Cattle in the Caldra field
 

Killappoge townland

Townland adjacent to Croghan village. Contains a COI church and graveyard and a medieval church and graveyard called Caldra.

http://webgis.archaeology.ie/HistoricEnvironment/?SMRS=RO010-062001-

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