BROWSE
townland
Fearann na gCat
genitive: Fhearann na gCat
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Churchtown
(English)

Glossary

English land

Centrepoint

52.0707, -9.67775latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1595
Bodevismeane alias Farren negate
F Leathanach: 5933
1598
the castle ... Of Bodomesmin
Clancarthy Surv. Leathanach: 12
1598
Bodomismin
"The more probably reading: conceivably Bodomesmen: Bodomismin Petworth. Brady, McGillicuddy Papers, p. xv, gives an alias ‘farrennegatt’: ‘farrenagat’ in Pender, Census of Ireland, c. 1659, p. 258." <br> [www.ucc.ie/celt]
Clancarthy Surv. Leathanach: §105
1601
Bodiveshymyne
F Leathanach: 6576
1604
Bodivismine
CPR Leathanach: 54a
1614
Ferrenegatt
CPR Leathanach: 271b
1625-49
Farrenagatt
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: I,274
1633
Farranegatt
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: I,265
1635
Farranegate
Inq.(Ci) Leathanach: I,305
1655
Fearannagat
DS
1659
Farrennagat
Cen. Leathanach: 258
1660c
Ffearanagath
BSD (Ci) Leathanach: 39, 6
1667
Farranagatt
ASE Leathanach: 112,44
1685
Feranagot
Hib. Del.
1737
Farnuagatt
CGn. Leathanach: 89.222.62936
1756
Farrennagatts
CGn. Leathanach: 181.160.120283
1827
Lower, Upper Churchtown
TAB Leathanach: 18, Nóta: (Knockane)
1827
Churchtown
TAB Leathanach: 24, Nóta: (Knockane)
1841
Churchtown
BS:AL Leathanach: 113(Ci), 13
1841
Churchtown
BM:AL Leathanach: 113(Ci), 13
1841
Churchtown
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: 113(Ci), 13
1841
Churchtown
Bar. Book:AL (Ci) Leathanach: 113(Ci), 13
1841
called in Irish Fearann na g-cat, i.e. 'land of the cats'
OD:AL Leathanach: 113(Ci), 13
1841
Fearann na gCat
pl:AL Leathanach: 113(Ci), 13
1955
Fearann na gCat nó Teampall a' Chlocháin
f′ɑrn nə gɑt
"iarsmaí teampaill ann. 'Glaisín a' Teampaill' i gcomghar d'ionad a' teampaill." An Seabhac.
1955
Fearann na gCat
OD:Cártaí Móra Leathanach: Ke/3
1978
Fearann na gCat
Top. Hib. Leathanach: I,127
1978
ˈt′ʃort′ʃt′əun
Áit.
Top. Hib. Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 127

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