Faoide/Whiddy Island

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island or archipelago

Faoide

genitive: Fhaoide

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(Irish)

Whiddy Island

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

Corcaigh/Cork

barony

Beanntraí/Bantry

civil parish

Cill Mochomóg/Kilmocomoge

Explanatory note

English

Faoide

Etymology unclear. Perhaps from the Scandinavian hvít-øy, meaning ‘white island’

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51.6929, -9.50423latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1200c	Fáide	Ag. na Sean. Leathanach: 110 Agallamh na Seanórach I-III (eag. Ní Shéaghdha, 1942-1945) Bliain foilsithe: 1250C
1573	Fydy	F Leathanach: 2249 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
1601	Whuide	F Leathanach: 6511 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
1611	Whydy	CPR Leathanach: 205 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
1621	in Fuidia insula	Hist. Cath. Ib Leathanach: 236 Historiae Catholicae Iberniae Compendium Bliain: 1621
1621	Whiddy	CPR Leathanach: 501 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
1655	Whetdy Island	DS Down Survey (Barony Maps - Hiberniae Regnum, 1654, cóipeanna a rinne an tSuirbhéireacht Ordanáis ó na bunchóipeanna i bPáras, 1908) Bliain foilsithe: 1655-7
1659	Whiddy Island	Cen. Leathanach: 229 A census of Ireland, circa 1659: with supplementary material from the poll money ordinances (1660-1661), eag. S. Pender (1939) Bliain foilsithe: 1939, Údar: S. Pender, Áit foilsithe: Dublin
1660c	Whiddy Island	BSD (Co) Leathanach: 116 Books of Survey and Distribution, Co. Cork Áit: Leabharlann Náisiúnta, Bliain: 1660c, Áit foilsithe: London
1666	Whiddy-island	ASE Leathanach: 81 Abstracts of Grants of Lands..under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation, A.D.1666-1684 (Appendix to Fifteenth Annual Report from the Commissioners of Public Records of Ireland, 45-280; 1825) Bliain: 1666-84
1750	The island of Whiddy, antiently called Fucida Insula	Smith Cork Leathanach: 1, 293 C. Smith, 'The Antient and Present State of the County and City of Cork' le Charles Smith. Bliain: 1750
1841	Whiddy Island	BS:AL Leathanach: Co246,8 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1841	Whiddy Island	Smith Map Co Leathanach: Co246,8 Map of County Cork in Smith, History of Cork Bliain foilsithe: 1750
1841	Whiddy Island	Young, J.:AL Leathanach: Co246,8 Young, John:AL
1841	Whiddie Island	Inq. C II:AL Leathanach: Co246,8 Ionchoisne de de chuid Seárlas II, foinse in AL
1841	Whideis Island	Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: Co246,8 Ionchoisní Shéamais I, foinse in AL / Inquisitions James I, source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1841	Whiddy Island	Dep. 1652:AL Leathanach: Co246,8 Deposition in AL, Contae Chorcaí Bliain: 1835
1841y	Oile Faoite, 'White's Island,' 'Fuidia insula' "O'Sullivan Bear's Hist. Cathol. Fol. 182" [Nóta OD]	OD:AL Leathanach: Co246,8 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
1841y	Oilean Faoit, 'Fuidia insula' "Annals 4 Masters, 1602" [Nóta OD]	OD:AL Leathanach: Co246,8 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
1841x	Oilen fuidhe?	pl:AL Leathanach: Co246,8 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1841	Whiddy Island	OD:AL Leathanach: Co246,8 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
1969	Faoide	Bailte Poist Leathanach: 80 Ainmneacha Gaeilge na mBailte Poist (1969). (Osclaíodh roinnt oifigí poist tar éis fhoilsiú an liosta údarásaigh seo agus ina gcás siúd sa bhfianaise tugtar an bhliain chuí, an fhoirm Ghaeilge agus cuirtear * leis an bhfoinse mar seo: Bailte Poist) Bliain: 1969

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