BROWSE
townland
Farnocht
genitive: Fharnochta
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Farnagh
(English)

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.9765, -8.05157latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Farnagh
ˈfaːrnə
Áit.
Nóta
DS; Hib.Del.; Census; Inq.; ASE;
Nóta
"DG, Lo, IM Farnaght: FM, Ga, ME L: p: Cloone, b: Mohill "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Fearnach = A place of alder trees. And O’Donovan adds “As does this at the present day (1836).” Fearnach from fearn, an alder tree and the suffic ‘ach’ meaning ‘full of.’ "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Rath. On the W-facing slope of a drumlin (89). Enclosure. On the NW-facing slope of a drumlin (149). "
Nóta
[1585
?Farnigh
F Leathanach: 4786
1621
?*Farnaghtkeanrawer
CPR Leathanach: 515a
1621
Farnaght
CPR Leathanach: 515a
1621
Farny
CPR Leathanach: 515a
1660c
Ffarnaghes
BSD Leathanach: 55
1835
Farnaught
TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 45, 177, Nóta: (60:16/10) innéacs
1836
Farnaght
BS:AL
1836
Fer-nuachta
'a naked man'
Mc Donough, I.:AL
1836
Farnaught
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Fearnach,
'a place abounding in alders as does this at the present day'
OD:AL
1836
Farnagh
"Should this 'Fearnaght' in Annaduff come on the same sheet. They are to be made 'Fearnaght'." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL

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