BROWSE
townland
Inis Uamha
genitive: Inis Uamha
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Inishoo
(English)

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow
uaimh, óin, ón
English cave, souterrain

Centrepoint

53.8335, -9.55619latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1635
Inishowe, a qr called
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §31
1661
Inchooe als Inshooe 1 Cart
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 99
1672c
[Enish]rew
Hib. Del.
1698
Inneshew 1 car
Browne's RR
1729
Inishue Island
CGn. Imleabhar: 64.75.4267
1730
Ennishaw
CGn. Imleabhar: 63.376.44001
1761
Inishue Island
CGn. Imleabhar: 216.97.141932
1776
Inishu
Mackenzie Leathanach: xiv
1777
Innishoo Island
O’Donnel RR Leathanach: 1
1792
Inishugh
Beaufort Map
1805
Inishoo
O’Donnel RR Leathanach: 2
1811
Inishoo
Arrowsmith
1815
Inishue Nixon
O’Donnel RR Leathanach: 3
1829
Inishue
TAB Leathanach: 21
1830
Inishu
Bald Uimhir: 12
1838
Innishu
BS:AL Leathanach: ME106,45
1838
Inishu
CM:AL Leathanach: ME106,45
1838
Innishoe Island
Excise QRL:AL Leathanach: ME106,45
1838
Íníshu
Giblin, P.:AL Leathanach: ME106,45
1838
Innishu
Eyre, Rev. G.:AL Leathanach: ME106,45
1838
Inis oo
pl:AL Leathanach: ME106,45
1838
Inis úmha, 'island of the cave'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME106,45
1838
Inishoo
OD:AL Leathanach: ME106,45

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