BROWSE
rock or rocks
An Fhothrach Bhán
genitive: na Fothraí Báine
(Irish)

Glossary

English white; lea-ground, grassy

Centrepoint

52.2059, -9.87685latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1939
Gleann an Fhothraigh Bháin
"Gleann an Fhothraigh Bháin—Foheraghbawn Glen ... G. na Fothraighe Báine an ceart dar le duine."
TCCD Leathanach: 298
1971
ˌforəxˈwɑːn
"... a heap of stones there, an old [ˈforəx] there one time maybe."—TM
Áit. Cainteoir: TM, Uimhir : T308b5
1971
ˌfohərəxˈwɑːn
Áit. Cainteoir: PD, Uimhir : T309a1

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