Fiddaun

Fiddaun

Fiddaun is a townland, located in the civil parish of Drumacoo, and the Barony of Drumkellin.

Its standard name is Fiddaun Island, and the Irish form of the name is Oileán an Fheadáin, which translates to ‘island of the brook,’. There are no other forms of name for this townland.

It is situated South East of Eddy Island village.

Griffith’s Valuation

The aim of Griffith’s valuation was to produce a uniform guide to the relative value of land through Ireland, in order to decide how to pay out the Poor rate.

Griffiths Valuation has recorded of this townland  was composed of 4 Acres,3 Reeds and  Perches.

The total land value at the time would have been £4.0s.0d

The currency measures at the time was in the form of Pounds, Shillings, Pence (£.s.d)

There was one landholding indicated on Griffith’s Valuation for Fiddaun Island, rented out by proprietor Sit Thomas N. Redington, and it was divided between seven people, all who owned only land.

1. Laurence Niland – £0.10s.0d

John Commons – £0.15s.0d

John Lally – £0.10s.0d

John Higgina – £1.0s.0d

John Mealia – £0.10s.0d

Bryan Hynes – £0.10s.0d

Patrick Mealia – £0.5s.0d

There are no census records for Fiddaun Island townland, as it was used for farming and land purposes, but no one resided on the island.