BROWSE
Tigh na hInse
genitive: Thigh na hInse
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Tinnahinch
(English)

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow
teach, steach, stigh, tigh
English house

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the house of An Inis (the river-island)

    Tá cur síos san Fhardal Seandálaíochta ar an gcaisleán a sheas anseo (‘strategically located on an island at the junction between two rivers in an upland region’ www.archaeology.ie). Tá tagairt Ghaeilge dó in RIA 23 P 61 .i. 1475c ‘caislén na hinnsi’ < Caislean na hInse “the castle of An Inis (the river-island)” (i gcló ag Nicholls in LS Uí Dhuinn 117n18). Cf. ainm an tsléibhe sl Sliabh Chlár na hInse “the mountain of the plain (?) of An Inis” (#1419723) os a chionn seo laisteas agus féach leis an iontráil don bharúntacht (#131).

    bf An Chill (#28679) mar a bheadh oileán in iarthuaisceart an bhaile fearainn seo.

    Ainmneacha stairiúla:

    1. Ainm eile ar an gceathrúin talún seo Thigh na hInse ab ea 1608/9 ‘Bolinumer … buali an umair’, ‘Bollinummer’, 1607/8 ‘Bualyanumarre’, ‘Bualianuamair’, ‘Bualyanuamare’, 1608 ‘Bualyanumer’, 1622 ‘Buollynumer’, ‘Buollynummar’, 1629 ‘Buolynviner’, 1637/8 ‘Ballynomer’ < Buaile an Umair “the cattle-fold, summer pasture of the trough”.
    2. Maidir le 1823 ‘Tennihinch Mill Quarter’ TAB, 1841 Mill Quarter SO, cf. 1566 ‘Myll’ sna Fiants. Ní léir bunús na fo-roinne eile 1823 ‘Tennihinch Augha’ TAB.
    3. Ní léir an ainm eile ar an gcaisleán seo i ndáiríre atá in 1547 ‘acc an mbádhún riaganachARÉ, 1563c ‘Bavnregan’ < An Bábhún Riagánach (?) “the bawn, fortified enclosure of the Uí Riagáin”. Tá 1563c ‘Bavnregan’ scríofa ar léarscáil Cotton mar a bheadh ainm fo-dhúiche idir ‘Yregan (O Dunne)’ agus ‘Feranodovlin’ (féach par An Bhuiríos (#1424)), taobh thoir de Shliabh Bladhma. Deir Ó Donnabháin ‘Badhun-Riaganach … probably Castlebrack, situated near Cloonaslee’ — ach tá tamall fada ar an mapa céanna idir ‘Bavnregan’ agus ‘h parte’ .i. An Pháirc (Bheag) (#28351) atá lámh leis an gCaisleán Breac. Is ann do bf Achadh an Bhábhúin (#28465) le hais an Chaisleáin Bhric ach bhí bábhún sa chaisleán eile seo Thigh na hInse (www.archaeology.ie).

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53.1166, -7.4836latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1475c
caislén na hinnsi
luaite in O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 117n
bunfhoinse RIA Uimhir: 23 P 61
1475c
Caislean na hInnsi
Coll. Hib. Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 15
1550
Teaghynishe
F Leathanach: 458
1569
Tenhenshia
Donogh m'Edmund boy O'Dun
F Leathanach: 1337
1569
Tenhenshia
Lysagh mc Bryan Mc Phelym
F Leathanach: 1338
1570
Tanehensey
Thady O'Doyn
F Leathanach: 1570
1582
Tenyhynch
Teig O Doyn
F Leathanach: 3840
1593
Tenahinshe, Tenahins
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 34
1593
Tinehinsie
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 35
1593
Tenehensye
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 166
1601
Tenehinch
Teige O Doyne
F Leathanach: 6523
1607
Tenehenchie
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 12
1607
Tennehinsie
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 38
1607-8
Tenahinsie
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 42, Leathanach: 43
1607-8
Tinehinsie, Tinnehensie
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 43
1607
Tenehinse
Terehinse LS
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 9
1607
Tenehenchie
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 12
1607
Tenahinsye
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 30
1608
Tenehensye
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 56
1608
Tenahensye
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 70
1608–9
Tenehinsy
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 74
1608–9
Tynehenche
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 80
1608–9
Tenehinche
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 86
1609
Tinehinche, Ballinvinner or
féach buali an umair 60 acra O doyne Ms. 74, in margin
CPR Leathanach: 123
1609
Tenehinche
CPR Leathanach: 127
1611
Tenehence
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 92
1618
Tenahinsie
App. V
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 173
1629–44
Tenahensy
Dinnseanchas Imleabhar: 2, Leathanach: 33
1629
Tenehinshy
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 176
1629
Tenehinche
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 177
1655
Tenihinch, Derenebehy and Aghuolly
DS
1659
Tenehinch
Cen. Leathanach: 505
1660c
Tinnehinch
BSD (La) Leathanach: 121
1670
Tenehinch
ASE Leathanach: 224
1685
Tenehinch
Hib. Del.
1819
Tinnehinch
"House of the island."
Par. Stat. Leathanach: 332
1823
Tennihinch
TAB
1838
Tennehinch
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tinnehinch
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tenehinch
DS Ref.:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tenehinch
DS Map:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tigh na h-innse, 'house of the island or holm'
"Tigh na hínse…"
OD:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tenahinchie
"In Oregan will of Teige O'Doyne 1590."
Division of Lands (O Doyne) Leathanach: La054,27
1838
The castle of Tenahinsie
"See - division of landes and chiefries in suite between Tadie Doyne and Charles Doyne. Second Part."
Division of Lands (O Doyne) Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tinnahinch
dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tinnehinch
BS:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tinnehinch
[Trace Map]
CM:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tinehinch
Carlisle Top Dic:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tinehinch
Seward Top. Hib.:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tinnehinch
Molyneux Maps:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tinnehinch
Dunne Map 1786:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tinehinch
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La054,27
1838
Tinnehinch
HCPR 1824:AL Leathanach: La054,27

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