BROWSE
townland
Fiodh Chalmáin
genitive: Fhiodh Chalmáin
(Irish)
Freehalman
(English)

Glossary

fiodh, feá
English wood

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the wood of Calmán (Calmán, foirm eile de de Colmán)

  • English

    the wood of Calmán (Calmán, another form of Colmán)

Centrepoint

53.7087, -7.72031latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1587
Rath-hialmen (Feghna O Ferrall Boy) [?]
F Leathanach: 5063
1587
Sayhalmon alias Rathyhalmon (lord O Ferrall Boy) [?]
F Leathanach: 5091
1619-21
Fehalmen (Robert O’ Farroll)
CPR Leathanach: 533a
1629
Fialman
Cotton Map
1634
Fyhallmon
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 11 Car.1
c.1660
Whyhalman
BSD Leathanach: 147
1668
Fyhalmon
ASE Leathanach: 179
1685
Whyhallman
Hib. Del.
1723
Fyhalmon als. Gibalman als. Whyhalman (Richard Edgeworth)
CGn. Leathanach: 40.168.24818
1739
Freehalm...Freehalam excepting ten acres thereof adjoining to the lands of Lisdivin
CGn. Leathanach: 109.59.74932
1813
Freehalman
Edgeworth
1836
Freehalmon
BS:AL
1836
Freehalman
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Amuinneog Saor, “Free Almond”
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Fraoch Chalmain, “Colman’s heath”
OD:AL
1836
...a small Danish fort near the western boundary...
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Freehalwan; Fraoch Cholmáin, “Colman’s heath”
MacGivney Leathanach: 119
2007
friːˈhɑːlman
Áit.

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