BROWSE
civil parish
Fionnghlaise
genitive: Fhionnghlaise
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Finglas
(English)

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52.9027, -7.92065latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1405
Fyndglasse
CPL Leathanach: VI 32, 33
1620
Fineglesse
CPR Leathanach: 466
1620
Finglas
CPR Leathanach: 453
1654
Finglish
CS X Leathanach: 31.32
1655-7
Finlis Par.
DS
1659
Fingelish
Cen. Leathanach: 441
1660c
Finglis Parish
BSD (UF) Leathanach: 52
1668-1669
Finglish
ASE Leathanach: ?
1685
Finlas (parish)
Hib. Del.
1838
Fionnghlaise
OD:ALPB
1839
Fionnghlaise
"The parish received the name of Fionn Ghlaise (Fair Stream) from a little river which passes (flows) by the Churchyard. Is this the Church of Fionnglaise in Ely the Northern, mentioned in Colgan, the Calendar, Leabhar Breac.....?"(O'D)
LSO (UF) Leathanach: 69/176

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