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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the cairn of the rushes
Léiríonn fianaise áitiúil go raibh feadha in úsáid sa cheantar seo le luachra a chur in iúl: ‘/fəijə/, sin rushes’. Bhí an focal sin in úsáid in Inis Eoghain leis an mbrí chéanna, féach Cionn Fheadha. (JÓG, Meitheamh 2026)
- English
the cairn of the rushes
Local evidence suggests that feadha was used in this area with the meaning “rushes”. The same meaning was associated with feadha in Inishowen, see Kinnea/Cionn Fheadha. (JÓG, June 2026)
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Historical references
| 1774 |
the farm of Carnafeagh
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CGn. Knox to Knox 305.22.200303
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| 1834 |
Carnafeagh
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| 1835 |
Carnafeagh
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| 1835c |
Carn na bhFiach 'carn of the ravens'
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| 1835 |
Carnafeagh
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| 1835 |
Carnafeagh
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CM:AL County Map - Lifford
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| 1969 |
/karnəˈfeː/ /karnəˈvəijəhə/
/karnəˈvəijəhə/ ba ghnách leis an tseanmhuintir a thabhairt air, fəijə, sin rushes
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