BROWSE
townland
Gairfin
genitive: Ghairfine
(Irish)
Garrafin
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    rough land?

    B’fhéidir gur cheart-na/-ua i bhfoirmeacha gaolmhara an 17ú haois a léamh mar -an e.g. 1655 ‘Garafan’, srl. Tá sé le tuiscint as foirmeacha an 19ú haois gurb éard atá anseo ná foirm den fhocal gairfean “rough land?” in -n deiridh caol (cf. www.dil.ie s.v. gairbthen (fir.), ach féach bf Cnoc na Gairfine (#20596) (Ga)).

    Drochthalamh lochach atá anseo agus paiste de thalamh chlochach i ndeisceart an bhaile fearainn cois Abhainn Duilliúr (‘Lacustrine’ … ‘Lithosols’, www.epa.ie).

Centrepoint

53.0147, -7.57199latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Garafina
DS
1655
Garraffua
DS Par. (Reeves)
1655
Garafna
DS (Terr.)
1660c
Garafna
BSD (La) Leathanach: 149
1685
Garisna
Hib. Del.
1818
Garrafin
CGn. Leathanach: 727.522.496657
1838
Garrafin
BS:AL Leathanach: La046,29
1838
Garryfinn
Despard:AL Leathanach: La046,29
1838
Garthaidh fionn, 'white garden'
OD:AL Leathanach: La046,29
1838
Garrafin
pl:AL Leathanach: La046,29
1838
Garrafin
"Recte 'Garryfin'." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: La046,29
2004
gɑrɑfin
Áit.

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