Waterford Placenames

Placename : Drumcannon

Administrative Details:

• Barony : Gaultiere
• Barony : Middlethird

Description:
The name is scarcely ecclesiastical. Of course, it may be that Conan was the original founder of the church, as he or a namesake was founder of two other ancient churches in the county. Locally however he is believed to have been a pagan warrior, companion of Fionn MacCumhail, noted for his boasting and his bald head.

Old Irish Typeface

Parish Location Map:

Townlands:
Ballinattin, Ballycarnane, Ballycoardra, Ballydrislane, Ballykinsella, Ballyknock, Carriglong, Castletown, Coolnagoppoge, Crobally Lower, Crobally Upper, Drumcannon, Duagh, Garrarus, Killowen, Knockanduff, Lisselan, Monloum, Monvoy, Newtown, Pickardstown, Quillia, Tramore Burrow, Tramore East, Tramore West, West-town,

Related Resources

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Online Books and Journals
Full-text monographs, journals, and articles of Waterford Interest include useful resources for Affane:

• The Place-Names of Decies by Patrick Power. (Dublin; Cork University Press, 1952)
• Parish Files [Waterford County Library]
• The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1843-44 [Waterford extracts]
• Ordnance Survey Letters [1841] by John O'Donovan
• Irish Tourist Authority Survey [1941-45]

Placenames Database of Ireland

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