BROWSE
townland, island or archipelago
Inis Sionnaigh
genitive: Inis Sionnaigh
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Inishinny
(English)

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow
sionnach, sionnaigh, seannach
English fox

Centrepoint

55.0744, -8.33747latitude, longitude
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Properties

GGaeltacht

Historical references

1608
(goolagh) and Imishenny
Survey Ulst. Leathanach: 172
1801
Inishinny
McCrea DG
1833
Innishinney
BS:AL
1833
Inis Sionnaigh Island of the fox'
OD:AL
1834
Innishinny
DL

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