Boigneach/Begnagh

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Hierarchy

townland

Boigneach

genitive: Bhoignigh

non-validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Begnagh

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

An Longfort/Longford

barony

Maigh Dumha/Moydow

civil parish

Cill na Sí/Killashee

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

boggy land?
< *bognach?
Portach is ea formhór na talún sa bhaile fearainn seo
English

boggy land?
< *bognach?
The land in this townland is mostly bog

Centrepoint

53.7101, -7.90093latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1620	Boynagh? 'The town and lands of Clonfowre, viz. ..'	CPR Leathanach: 491a Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1813	Begna	Edgeworth A map of the county of Longford, William Edgeworth (1813); 4 leathanach (W. Faden, Londain a d’fhoilsigh, 1814)
1837c.	Begna	BS:AL Imleabhar: C99, Leathanach: 23 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1837c.	Begna	Edgeworth Map:AL A map of the county of Longford, William Edgeworth (1813) ex AL
1837c.	Beg-neach, the small persons'	Quinn, E.:AL Finné in AL
1837c.	Buigneach, 'boggy'	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1837c.	Buigneach	pl:AL Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1837c.	Bognagh would be better Begnagh	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1908	Buigneach 'boggy'	MacGivney Leathanach: 48 Place names of the County Longford. Correctly spelled in Irish and fully explained in English, with notes and illustrations by Rev. Joseph MacGivney
2007	ˈbegna	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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