Cavanakeeran
From Wikishire
| Cavanakeeran TOWNLAND | |
| Tyrone | |
|---|---|
 Cornamaddy Road in Cavanakeeran | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 54°35’42"N, 6°56’17"W |
| Grid reference: | H687724 |
| Data | |
Cavanakeeran is a townland in Tyrone, in that county's Barony of Dungannon Middle, and covers an area of 894 acres.[1] The town of Pomeroy itself is situated in Cavanakeeran.
The name of the townland is from the Gaelic Cabhan an Chaorthainn (Hill of the rowan tree).[2])
Outside Pomeroy, Cavanakeeran is a countryside area with an agricultural population largely involved in raising livestock. It is bordered by Limehill and Gortnagarn.
In 1891, the town of Pomeroy which stands in Cavanakeeran townland, was estimated to have an area of 21 acres.[3]
References
- ↑ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "Cavanakeeran". Place Names NI. http://www.placenamesni.org/historicforms.php?getPnameId=20799. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ↑ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/18814/eppi_pages/505466. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
