Foíre/Wheery

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townland

Foíre

genitive: Fhoíre

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(Irish)

Wheery

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

Uíbh Fhailí/Offaly

barony

Garraí an Chaisleáin/Garrycastle

civil parish

Foíre nó Cill Eaglaigh/Wheery or Killagally

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

B'fhéidir gur foirm eile de foithre, 'wooded hollows, valleys', atá anseo
English

Possibly another form of foithre, 'wooded hollows, valleys'
English

wooded hollows, valleys??

Centrepoint

53.2597, -7.81346latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1571	Ferrye	F Leathanach: 1848 Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1583	Faire	F Leathanach: 4223 Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1586	Fyrie	F Leathanach: 4861 Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1590	Fuire	LSO (UF) Leathanach: I, 87 Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis, Uíbh Fhailí
1602	Fury	F Leathanach: 6618 Calendar to Fiants of reign of Henry VIII. 1510-47...of Queen Elizabeth. 1558-1603'. In RDK (1875-90) Nóta eolais: Tagraítear d'uimhir ailt (ó am go chéile, nuair a théann an t-alt thar bhreis agus leathanach amháin, tagraítear d'alt agus do leathanach) / Reference to article number (occasionally, when the article extends over more than one page, the article and page number are given)., Áit foilsithe: London, Bliain foilsithe: 1875-90
1615	Fuyre	Meath Endowments Meath Endowments, 1615 (Co. Uíbh Fhailí)
1655-7	W heathy	DS Down Survey (Barony Maps - Hiberniae Regnum, 1654, cóipeanna a rinne an tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis ó na bunchóipeanna i bPáras, 1908) Bliain foilsithe: 1655-7
1660c	Wherry	BSD (UF) Leathanach: 33 Books of Survey and Distribution, County Offaly Áit: Cartlann Náisiúnta
1837	Wheery	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1837	Wheery	Co. Treas.:AL County Treasurer, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1837	Wherry	DS:AL Down Survey (1656-1658), foinse in Ainmleabhar na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks
1837	Wheery	King, Rev. H.:AL King, Rev. H.:AL
1837	Wheery, Wherry Wheerah	Mahon, Rev. H.:AL Mahon, Rev. H.:AL
1837	Fuidhre, wood or forest, local Irish pronunciation	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
1837	Wheery	S&V:AL Report from the Select Committee on the Survey and Valuation of Ireland (1824) in AL Bliain: 1830-40
1838	The name is pronounced by the old people as if it were written Fuídhre or Faoighre	LSO (UF) Leathanach: I, 60/162 (OD) Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis, Uíbh Fhailí

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