BROWSE
townland
Mín an Chairn
genitive: Mhín an Chairn
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Meenacarn
(English)

Glossary

English cairn, pile of rocks
English mountain pasture

Centrepoint

54.8825, -8.31021latitude, longitude
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Properties

GGaeltacht

Archival records

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Historical references

1801
Derrylaght
McCrea DG
1835
Mín a Chairn 'misk or field of the cairn'
OD:AL
1835
Mien na karn 'the field with the mound of stones'
Quinn, Mr.:AL (DG)
1835
Meenacarran
Rec. Name:AL
1952
Mín an Chairn
Glún. Ros. Leathanach: 188

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