Suí Finn/Seefin

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Hierarchy

townland

Suí Finn

genitive: Shuí Finn

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(Irish)

Seefin

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

An Cabhán/Cavan

barony

Clann Chaoich/Clankee

civil parish

Cnoca Bríde/Knockbride

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

the seat of Fionn
Fionn — ainm pearsanta. Nóta: ainm ar chnoc nó ar shliabh is ea Suí Finn atá le fáil ar fud na tíre
English

the seat of Fionn
Fionn — personal name. Note: Suí Finn is found throughout the country as a hill or mountain name

Centrepoint

53.9387, -7.09599latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1618	Siffin	Inq. Ult. Leathanach: 7 Jac. I Inquisitionum in Officio Rotulorum Cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum Repertorium Áit foilsithe: Dublin, Bliain: 1829
1620	Siffin	CPR Leathanach: 535a 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
1836	Seafinn	GJ Assess. 1824:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca045,9 Grand Jury Assess. 1824, foinse in AL, Co. an Chabháin / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks Co. Cavan.
1836	Siffin	Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Ca045,9 Ionchoisní Shéamais I, foinse in AL / Inquisitions James I, source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1836	Suidhe Finn, 'Finn's seat or sitting place'	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca045,9 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
1836	Suidhe Finn	pl:AL Leathanach: Ca045,9 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1836	Seefin "I suppose we have made this Sea-fin before-" [OD Nóta]; "yes" [pl];	OD:AL Leathanach: Ca045,9 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
1836	Seafin	GJ Cess List:AL (Ca) Leathanach: Ca045,9 Grand Jury Cess List, foinse in AL, Co. an Chabháin / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, Co. Cavan.
1836	Seafin	BS:AL Leathanach: Ca045,9 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	[Seefin] "There are several L. kilns in it." [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca045,9 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
2011	ˌsiːˈfin	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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