BROWSE
townland
An Fhorrach
genitive: na Forraí
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Furrow
(English)

Centrepoint

52.2829, -8.19117latitude, longitude
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Historical references

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Agus a rá gurb ar imeall chontae Chorcaí atá Furrow suite, (sa mhéid is (i) gur díreach lastuas de atá Knockcommane, i gcontae Luimnigh, bar. Coshlea, p. Kilbeheny, SO 58,68 agus (ii) gur díreach lastoir de atá Kiltankin, i gcontae Thiobraid Árann, bar. Iffa agus Offa West, p. Templetenny, SO 86), dhealródh sé gurb é forrach (DIL, s.v 3. forrach, sa chéill “an area of more or less defined extent; a meeting place”) seo na dtrí chontae réamhluaite ba bhonn leis an ainm.
Nóta
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FORRACH; AL: OD.
Nóta
1610
Forrymore
CPR Leathanach: 194-a
1655
Lands unforfeited
DS
1792
Furrow(s.n. Danl. Denis Sullivan)
15/8/1792
Reg. Bapt. Leathanach: (p.4992)
1792
Furrough (s.n. Mary Joan Moran)
17/6/1792
Reg. Bapt. Leathanach: (p.4992)
1805
Furrow(s.n. Mary Regan, aliasWalsh)
Adm.Bds.Cloyne
1811
Farrow(AL)
Bath Map
1812
Furrow (T.L.)
Post. Towns Leathanach: 1 276
1815
Furrough
Hist. Top. Notes Leathanach: 1 151
1831
Furrows
TAB Leathanach: 44
1840
Furrow
BS:AL Leathanach: 1 17
1840
forach
OC:AL
1840
a place of meeting
OD:AL
1840
Furra
Prop's Map:AL (Co) Brí Ghabhann

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