Barony

Inishowen West

Inis Eoghain Thiar

Inishowen West is a barony in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationInishowen West55.13361° N · 7.42746° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

inisisland; river meadow

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Inis Eoghain Thiar · Irish · main form
Inishowen West · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Barony
County: Donegal
Coordinates: 55.13361, -7.42746
Mapped area: 312.18 km²
Logainm ID: 53 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Inishowen West. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.