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

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53.7156, -7.78836latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1587
Fernaght
F Leathanach: 5062
1587
Fernaght
F Leathanach: 5107
1602
Fernought (Cassarlagh M’Cassarle + Teige duffe M’Casserly)
F Leathanach: 6699
1612
Farnagh
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1621
The 2 Farnaghts
CPR Leathanach: 537b
1629
2 Fernaghs
Cotton Map
1655
Farnight
DS
c.1660
ffarnight
BSD Leathanach: 150
1671
Farnaght
ASE Leathanach: 228
1685
Fernight
Hib. Del.
1744
Tarnaght
Hist. Ardagh Leathanach: 390
1745
Farnaught
CGn. Leathanach: 118.494.81627
1768
Farnaght otherwise Farnagh
CGn. Leathanach: 269.71.171371
1813
Farnagh
Edgeworth
1826
Farnagh
Parochial Abstracts, JACAS, II, no. 9 Leathanach: 80, 81, Imleabhar: II (9), Nóta: ‘Parochial Abstracts’
1836
Farnaugh
BS:AL
1836
Farnagh
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Fearnach, “aldery”
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Farnaghe
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Farnach [scriosta] or Fearnach
dúch:AL
1836
Fearnach, “abounding in alder”
OD:AL
1836
...all under cultivation. There are a Danish fort close by the centre of the tl. and another fort near the western boundary
Desc. Rem.:AL
1908
Farna; Fearnach, “abounding in alder trees”
MacGivney Leathanach: 116
2007
farnə
Áit.

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