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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
Ní léir brí an ainm. Is mar fionn + achadh a thuigtear an dara heilimint sa chaint agus sa leagan a socraíodh mar ainm an bhaile phoist (1969). Is cosúil nach é seo an bhunfhoirm, áfach. B'fhéidir gur ainm treibhe a bhí i gceist ó cheart: féach Mac an Bhaird, AINM V (1991-1993)
- English
Meaning unclear. The second element of the spoken form of the name (and the official Irish form as decided in 1969) is commonly interpreted to be a compound of fionn, 'white, fair, &c.' + achadh, 'field'. However, this does not appear to have been the historical form, and it may originally have been a tribal name: see Mac an Bhaird, AINM V (1991-1993)
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Historical references
1608 |
bay or creek of Downefinagh
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Survey Ulst. Leathanach: 176
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1835 |
Dunfanaghy
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1835 |
"Dunfanaghy must be adopted though Dunfinaghy is the name
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1835 |
Dun Fionnchon 'Fionnchu's fort'
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1835 |
Dun Fionnchon or Fionnachain
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1835 |
Fionnchu gen Fionnchonn is a mans
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1835 |
name signifying white dog or hounds
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1835 |
Dunfanacha 'bank at bottom of hills'
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