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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) (TÁ 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:
- Cluain Caisearbhá(i)n “pasture of (the) dandelion(s)” atá sa dara logainm a luaitear i bhfoinsí de chuid an 17ú haois.
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Historical references
1630 |
Clonecasserin
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Inq. Lag. Alt: 4 C I
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1655 |
Aghafin & Cloncasherivan
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1655 |
Aghafin, Clontaskerivan
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1659 |
Aghafin
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Cen. Leathanach: 496
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1660c |
Aghafin and Cloncasherwan
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BSD (La) Leathanach: 147
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1673-5 |
Aghafin and Cloncasherivan
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ASE Leathanach: 231
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1685 |
Aghafin
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1719 |
Aghafin
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CGn. Leathanach: 24.27.127927
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1838 |
Aghafynn
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Despard:AL Leathanach: La045,4
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1838 |
Achadh fionn, 'white field'
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OD:AL Leathanach: La045,4
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1838 |
Aghafin
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OD:AL Leathanach: La045,4
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1838 |
Aghafan
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BS:AL Leathanach: La045,4
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1838 |
Aghafynn
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Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La045,4
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1838 |
Aghafan
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Hamilton, W. :AL Leathanach: La045,4
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1838 |
Aghafin
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DS:AL Leathanach: La045,4
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2004 |
ahəˈfan
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2004 |
ˈaːˈfin
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