BROWSE
townland
Fuarchoill
genitive: Fhuarchoille
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Forthill
(English)

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.583, -7.89087latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1588
Forkill
F Leathanach: 5199
1604
Fourchill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac. I
1612
Forkill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac. I
1612
Fourchill
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac. I
1621
Fivorkill
CPR Leathanach: 537b
1629
Workill
Cotton Map
1655
Forghill
DS
1659
Forchill
Cen. Leathanach: 451
1660c
Forehill
BSD Leathanach: 129
1685
Forehill
Hib. Del.
1766
Forchill otherwise Fourcheyle
CGn.
1813
Forthil
Edgeworth
1836
Fort Hill
BS:AL Leathanach: Lo008
1836
Fort Hill
McCloughry, Mr:AL Leathanach: Lo008
1836
Fort Hill
OD:AL Leathanach: Lo008
1908
Forthill; Fuachraill. - O'Donovan
MacGivney Leathanach: 118
2008
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