BROWSE
townland
Inse Thoir
genitive: Inse Thoir
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Inch East
(English)

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    east Inse
    Inse, 'river meadow' — logainm, q.v.
    Foranna eile den áit seo Inse is ea bbf Inse Thiar agus Oileán Inse.

  • English

    east Inse
    Inse, 'river meadow' — a placename, q.v.
    Other subdivisions of Inse are the townlands Inse Thiar/Inch West and Oileán Inse/Inch.

Centrepoint

52.1458, -9.96633latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1302-1307
Insy
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: xix, (297)
1576
Inshie?
F Leathanach: 2849
1588
Inche?
F Leathanach: 5172
1619
the Inch
CPR Leathanach: 365b
1655
mountainous pasture of Inchy
c. Inch East/West
DS
1659
Inch
Cen. Leathanach: 253
1666
Inchy
ASE Leathanach: 81, 3
1666
Inshy
ASE Leathanach: 46, 4
1685
Inch
c. Inch West, Inch, Inch East
Hib. Del.
1841
Inch East
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci011,28
1841
Inch East
Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci011,28
1841
Part of Inchy
Vallancey Map:AL Leathanach: Ci011,28
1841
[Inch East]
"…'Inch Church' and 'Inch Bridge' are in the S. E. end of this townland and a Danish fort in the S. end called after townland."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ci011,28
1939
Ínse Thiar
TCCD Leathanach: 197
1939
Ínse Thoir
TCCD Leathanach: 198
1939
An Ínse--'Ar an Ínse' sa chainnt, ach 'Oileán agus Tráigh Ínse gan an 'na'
TCCD
1947
ən ɪːn′ʃɪ ˈh′ɪr′
An Seabhac
1967
ˌiːn′ʃə ˈhir′
Áit. Cainteoir: T196a1 MÓS

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