BROWSE
townland
Achadh Fionn
genitive: Achadh Fionn
(Irish)
Aghafin
(English)

Glossary

achadh, -ach
English field
fionn, finne
English white

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    white field

    Is cosúil gurb é an aidiacht fionn atá sa cháilitheoir anseo (cf. bf An Chúil Fhionn (#27863), bf An Cnoc Fionn (#28058)) — go deimhin ní bheifí ag súil le 1838 ‘Aghafan’ ná le 2004 /ahəˈfan/ mar réadú ar Achadh F(h)inn “the field of Fionn (personal name)”.

    Díol spéise an dá shampla úd, más ea, ó tá siad níos giorra d’fhuaimniú fionn i lár tíre (m.sh. bf Achadh Fionn > 1985c /ahɪˈfaːn/ (#41248) (UF 6)) agus in oirthear Laighean (m.sh. sl Sliabh Fionn > Slayfonn (#113180) (CM 23), ‘Fan McCool’ i mBéarla na háite) ná don fhuaimniú sa chuid eile d’Osraí (m.sh. fionn /fʹuːn/, LASID II) agus i dtuaisceart Thiobraid Árann (e.g. bf An Cnoc Fionn > Knockfune (#46509) ( 27)). I gContae Laoise féin cf. 1631 ‘Knockfane’ faoi bf An Cnoc Fionn (#28058) agus, b’fhéidir, an béarlú ‘Fantan’ ar ainm an naoimh Fiontan i nDarú (sa mhionainm ‘Fantan’s Well’, History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory II 212).

    Tá sé seo ar cheann de na dornán bailte fearainn sa bharúntacht seo atá taobh theas den Fheoir.

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:

    1. Cluain Caisearbhá(i)n “pasture of (the) dandelion(s)” atá sa dara logainm a luaitear i bhfoinsí de chuid an 17ú haois.

Centrepoint

52.9665, -7.51831latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1630
Clonecasserin
Inq. Lag. Alt: 4 C I
1655
Aghafin & Cloncasherivan
DS (P)
1655
Aghafin, Clontaskerivan
DS
1659
Aghafin
Cen. Leathanach: 496
1660c
Aghafin and Cloncasherwan
BSD (La) Leathanach: 147
1673-5
Aghafin and Cloncasherivan
ASE Leathanach: 231
1685
Aghafin
Hib. Del.
1719
Aghafin
CGn. Leathanach: 24.27.127927
1838
Aghafynn
Despard:AL Leathanach: La045,4
1838
Achadh fionn, 'white field'
OD:AL Leathanach: La045,4
1838
Aghafin
OD:AL Leathanach: La045,4
1838
Aghafan
BS:AL Leathanach: La045,4
1838
Aghafynn
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La045,4
1838
Aghafan
Hamilton, W. :AL Leathanach: La045,4
1838
Aghafin
DS:AL Leathanach: La045,4
2004
ahəˈfan
Áit.
2004
ˈaːˈfin
Áit.

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