BROWSE
townland, island or archipelago
Inis Bó Finne
genitive: Inis Bó Finne
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Inishbofin
(English)

Other names

Inishbofinne
local name (What is this?)
(English)

Glossary

fionn, finne
English white
inis, inse
English island; river meadow

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    Inis Bó Finne ‘island of (the) white cow’

  • English

    Inis Bó Finne ‘island of (the) white cow’

Centrepoint

55.1772, -8.17524latitude, longitude
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Properties

GGaeltacht
POThere is or was once a post office here

Archival records

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Historical references

1608
Innishbofin
Survey Ulst. Leathanach: 172
1611
Inishbofin
CPR Leathanach: 211
1654
Inshbofin, Inishbofin
CS III Leathanach: 115
1654
Inshobofin
CS III Leathanach: 114
1665
Inishbofin
HMR
1776
Inish Bofinn I.
Mackenzie
1801
Innishbofin
McCrea DG
1833
Innisbofin
BS:AL
1833
Inis bo Finne 'Island of the white cow'
OD:AL
1833
Enishbofinn
Olpherts Map 1725:AL (DG)

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