BROWSE
Oileán Inse
genitive: Oileán Inse
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Inch
(English)

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow
English island

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the island of Inse
    Inse, 'river meadow' — logainm, q.v.
    Foranna eile den áit seo Inse is ea bbf Inse Thiar agus Inse Thoir.

  • English

    the island of Inse
    Inse, 'river meadow' — a placename, q.v.
    Other subdivisions of Inse are the townlands Inse Thiar/Inch West and Inse Thoir/Inch East.

Centrepoint

52.1254, -9.95433latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1576
Inshie?
F Leathanach: 2849
1588
Inche?
F Leathanach: 5172
1598
Inch
lsc. barúntachtaí
Clancarthy Surv.
1643
Inche
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 249v
1654-6
Inhy
CS X Leathanach: 85
1655
Inchy
DS
1656
Inehy
Dunne Papers Leathanach: 131
1659
Inch
Cen. Leathanach: 253
1660 c.
Inike?
BSD Leathanach: 100
1666
Inshy
ASE Leathanach: 46, 4
1666
Inchy
ASE Leathanach: 81, 3
1669
Inche
ASE Leathanach: 208, Uimhir: 41
1685
Inch
Hib. Del.
1756
Inch
Smith Hist. Kerry, map
1756
Inch Island
a long peninsula
Smith Hist. Kerry Leathanach: 358
1776
Brandinsha
Mackenzie
1841
Inch
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci011,27
1841
Inch Island
Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci011,27
1841
Mountainous Pasture of Inchy
Vallancey Map:AL Leathanach: Ci011,27
1841
Oileán inse, 'island of Inch'
"…island and 'inch' being synonimous." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci011,27
1841
Inch
OC:AL Leathanach: Ci011,27
1939
Tá an Ínse 'na tri coda--Ínse Thiar, Thoir agus Oileán Ínse ... Oileán Ínse .i. réimse fada caol gainimhe...Tabhair fá ndeara an ainm 'oileán' ar an áit go raibh 'ínse' cheana
TCCD Leathanach: 197-8
1947
ən ˈɪːn′ʃɪ / ɪl′ˈɑːn ˈɪːnʃɪ
An Seabhac
1947
An Ínse
Sa chainnt - "thoir ar an ínse" "ag dul le cnósach trágha go hÍnse" "Oileán Ínse" "teampall ínse"
An Seabhac:Cártaí Móra
1967
muintir Inse
ˌmʷiːn′t′ir′ˈiːn′ʃə
Áit. Uimhir : T196a1 , Cainteoir: MÓS
1967
An tOileán
ən′t′ɪˈl′ɑːn
Áit. Cainteoir: MÓS, Uimhir : T196a1
1967
Oileán Inse
ɪˌl′ɑːnˈiːn′ʃə
Áit. Cainteoir: MÓS, Uimhir : T196a1

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