An Seabhac: Na Fighre – na Foighrí (nó Na Foithre) ‘nə foy-ri’ sa chaint “Na Foithre” dar liom an fhuirm cheart = leacana nó leathardáin nó fánaidh fé chrannaibh. Chuala “Finghin na bhFoighre and his two little dogs” mar rádh díomhaoin agus “foighre na saor-fhláth". Iarsma sean-chaisleáin ann. Ken Mss. srl.

Cárta: Na Foidhrí (g. na bhFoidhrí) (PO), King Hist. of Kerry; Foithir, fuither, also fothair (<fo-thír), ds. fothiur, more usually fothair, foithir, fuithir, gs. Fuithir, dp. Fuithriu, pl. foithre well established in Mid. Ir. &later literature. Apparently a piece of unreclaimed valley or wood land (a glen or a dell?) RIA Dict. Éigse X ii l130. uimh. 13

Cf. Ballincuslane, Trughanacmy

NA Rep. PR I.147

NA, Rep. PR II, 386

(Grant to Sir Valentine Browne, knt. and Nicholas Browne, his son; of the country of Cosmange, in the countries or counties of Kerry and Desmond, the manor, castle and lands of Malaheif, the castle called Molane, with the lands belonging called Malaheif and Kilmalaheif, containing by estimation 8 quarters, Kilcumyn Et la alias Etly, 4 quarters, with Toghe, and the town of Kilcumyn alias Kilchonine ycley, 8 quarter, Knockan Erulty 2 quarters, three towns called the Clonemoylans, 2 quarters, late in the occupation of Teige m’Dermoda M’Cormack ot the nation of the Clancarties, containing in all by estimation 24 quarters or ploughlands at the rate of 40 acres the quarter; the town of Noffoyre in the said counties, late of Owni m’Fynen oge….

6570: <br>Cormock m'Owen m'Fynine oge, of Foyre, Donell M'Dermodie, of the Passadge, Murrogho m'Shane baddy Conill, ***Teig m'Hugh O Cahill, of same,

John m'Deirmod oge rowe of

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"…towards the West is another road leading to Milltown. The junction of these roads is called 'Firees Cross'…'Firees Castle' (ruins) is close to the eastern boundary."

In the Townland of Fieries (Foighre) in this Parish are the ruins of another Castle of the same name with the Townland; it stands on a high rock in a valley. According to the tradition in the Country this Castle of Foighre and those of Cluain Maolain and Magh Laithimh belonged to three brothers of the Mc Carthys.