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

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

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

  • English

    west Inse
    Inse, 'river meadow' — a placename, q.v.
    Other subdivisions of Inse are the townlands Inse Thoir/Inch East and Oileán Inse/Inch.

Centrepoint

52.1458, -10.0049latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1302-1307
Insy
The church de Insy. Corrigenda ibid. xix
Pap. Tax. Leathanach: xix (297)
1576
Inshie?
F Leathanach: 2849
1588
Inche?
F Leathanach: 5172
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 West
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci011,29
1841
Inch West
Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci011,29
1841
[Inch West]
"…'Truss na Dhiha' and 'Point Bun Truss' are in the S. W. end of this townland."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ci011,29
1939
Ínse Thiar
TCCD Leathanach: 197
1939
An Ínse Thiar
TCCD Leathanach: 198
1947
ən ɪːn′ʃɪ ˈh′ɪɑr
1967
ˌiːn′ʃə ˈhiər
Áit. Cainteoir: T196a1 MÓS

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