BROWSE
townland, island or archipelago
Oileán na gCánóg
genitive: Oileán na gCánóg
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Puffin Island
(English)

Glossary

English island

Centrepoint

51.8382, -10.4065latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Archival records

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Historical references

1586
Inysfarglyne in poffinis
Desm. Surv. Leathanach: 17, Imleabhar: M5037
1598
Enisfaraglin
Clancarthy Surv. Cairt: lsc. Yvragha
1604
Inishfearglin, the island of
CPR Leathanach: 54a
1605
Inishfearglin
CPR Leathanach: 54a
1612
Inishvarelen otherwise Inishelen
CPR Leathanach: 213b
1620
Inishvarglin
CPR Leathanach: 480b
1654-6
Puffin Island
CS X Leathanach: 86
1657c.
Inisto and Fearglin al. Puffin Island
DS
1686
Innisto and Fearglin al. Puffin Island
ASE Leathanach: 279:28
1756
Puffin Island
Smith Hist. Kerry Leathanach: 113
1756
Puffin Isl.
Smith Hist. Kerry, map
1776
Puffin I.
Mackenzie Leathanach: VIII
1826
Puffin Island
TAB Leathanach: 3
1841
Puffin Island
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Puffin Island
TAB:AL Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Puffin Island
Nimmo Bar. Map 1811:AL Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Puffin Island
Sullivan, Rev. J.:AL Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Puffin Island
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Puffin Island
Butler, W.:AL Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Puffin Island
O'Connell, C.:AL Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Puffin Island
Map (Lansdowne, Marquis o Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Fearglin alias Puffin-Island
Acts of Settlement:AL (Ci) Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Puffin Island
Smith Hist. Kerry:AL Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Oileán na g-cánnog, 'island of the puffins'
"'Cánnog' is a puffin." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Oileán na gannog, puifínidh
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci091,31
1841
Puffin Island
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci091,31
1938
Oileán na gCánóg
BNS Imleabhar: 478, Leathanach: 69
1954
Oileán na gCánóg
Uí Ráthach Leathanach: 31

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