BROWSE
townland, island or archipelago
Fóite
genitive: Fhóite
(Irish)
Foaty
(English)

Other names

Fota
(English)

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51.8977, -8.30148latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1659
Fotie
Cen. Leathanach: 237
1659
Fotie
Cen. Leathanach: 237
1660c
ffolie
BSD (Co) Leathanach: 31
1685
Fottie
Hib. Del.
1685
Fottie
Hib. Del.
1685
Fottie
Hib. Del.
1811
Foaty
Bath
1841
Part of Foaty Island Clonmell Parish
BS:AL Leathanach: Co102,10
1841
Part of Foaty Island Clonmell Parish
Ronague, J.:AL Leathanach: Co102,10
1841
Part of Foaty Island Clonmell Parish
O'Sullivan, Rev. P.:AL Leathanach: Co102,10
1841
Foaty
dúch dearg:AL Leathanach: Co102,10
1841
Foaty
BS:AL Leathanach: Co074,46
1841
Foaty
Barry, Thos.:AL Leathanach: Co074,46
1841
Foaty
Walsh, Rev. N. W.:AL Leathanach: Co074,46
1841
Foaty
Barry, H.:AL Leathanach: Co074,46
1841
Fotye (?) et Ballynvarrige
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Co074,46
1841y
Fód-thig, 'i.e. sod-house'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co074,46
1841y
Feóidhte, 'withered, decayed, q?'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co074,46
1841x
Fód thighe, feóightídhe?
pl:AL Leathanach: Co074,46
1841
Foaty
OD:AL Leathanach: Co074,46
1841
[Foaty]
"…'Foaty Castle'…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Co102,10
1918
Fóidthe, probably - "Warm Soil"
Gróibhín Fóite - "Little Grove of Fota" i b.f. Barryscourt PRIA 34 C 9 194
PRIA 34 C 9 Leathanach: 224
1918
Fiodh, a wood, suggests a more probable etymology.
The local pronunciation is An Fóidte, which Prof. O'Donoghoe thinks = Fód teith ("Warm-soil")
PRIA 34 C 9 Leathanach: 199
1918
Fiodh, a wood, suggests a more probable etymology.
The local pronunciation is An Fóidte, which Prof. O'Donoghoe thinks = Fód teith ("Warm-soil")
PRIA 34 C 9 Leathanach: 199

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