Waterford Placenames

Placename : Killoteran

Administrative Details:

• Barony : Middlethird

Description:
The Parish derives its name from the townland on which stood the ancient church. The name itself is ecclesiastical, signifying the Church of Oran, Odran, or Otteran as it is more commonly Anglicised. Oran was adopted as patron of their new diocese by the Ostmen of Waterford on the consecration of their first bishop in 1096.

Old Irish Typeface

Parish Location Map:

Townlands:
Ballynamona, Bawndaw, Carrickphierish, Gracedieu East, Gracedieu West, Killoteran, Knockhouse Lower, Knockhouse Upper, Lismore, Skibbereen, Woodstown,

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]

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