BROWSE
townland
Farglas Theas
genitive: Fharglas Theas
(Irish)
Fearglass South
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.837, -7.81311latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌfeːrˈglas
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Féar-glas = Green grass or green grassy spot. The Down Survey has Farglasse and Forglass. Locally the name is often pronounced Forglass, pointing to the dative féor used as a nominative féor-glas."
Nóta
1621
Farglasse
CPR Leathanach: 514b
1655
Forglass/Farglasse
DS
c1660
Ffarglasse
BSD Leathanach: 22
c1660
Fforglasse
BSD Leathanach: 24
1667
Fereglasse
ASE Leathanach: 167
1685
Forglasse
Hib. Del.
1836
Air a bhfeur glas
"Pronounced rapidly." [pl]
pl:AL
1836
Féar glais
'green grass'
OD:AL
1836
Fearg liss
'the angry fort'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Fearg lies
the warriors fort'
dúch:AL
1836
Farglish South
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Farglass
S&V:AL
1836
Farglish
CM:AL
1836
Forglass
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Foraglash
HCER 1820:AL
1836
Farglasse
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Farglas
DS Map:AL
1836
Fearglass South
OD:AL

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