BROWSE
baronytownland
Port na hInse
genitive: Phort na hInse
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Portnahinch
(English)

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow
English port, bank, fort

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the bank of the river-meadow

    Tá cur síos san Fhardal Seandálaíochta (www.archaeology.ie) ar an teampall agus an reilig anseo. Is deacair a dhéanamh amach cén tábhacht a bhain leis an mbaile fearainn beag seo is a rá gur ainmíodh an bharúntacht as, murab amhlaidh a bhí mórchaladh anseo trasna na Bearú. Cf. www.dil.ie s.v. 1 port (c).

Centrepoint

53.1363, -7.26885latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Portnenysse
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 98
1550
Portneynche
Offaly Survey
1556
Portnynche, the wood of
F Leathanach: 124
1563
Portnynche
F Leathanach: 498
1571
Portenynche
F Leathanach: 1715
1619
Portnehynch
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 15 J I
1621
Portnehinch
CPR Leathanach: 514
1629–44
Portnahynsy
Dinnseanchas Imleabhar: 2, Leathanach: 31
1637
Portnehinch
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 23 C I
1654-6
Portnehinch
'... to Beladrite'
CS X Leathanach: 20
1655
Portnehinch
DS
1660c
Portnehinch
BSD (La) Leathanach: 112
1669
Portnenehinch
ASE Leathanach: 191
1685
Portnehinch
Hib. Del.
1825
Portnahinch
TAB
1838
Portnahinch
Warburton Map 1785:AL Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnehinch
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnahinch
CM:AL Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnehinch
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnehinch
DS:AL Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnehinch
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnahinch
H.C. Bog Rep. 1810:AL Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnahinch
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnehinch
Beaufort Map & Memoir:AL Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Port na h-inse, 'fort of the island'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnahinch
OC (corr.):AL Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnahinch
BS:AL Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnehinch or Portnahinch
Carlisle Top Dic:AL Leathanach: LA007,18
1838
Portnehinch
Seward Top. Hib.:AL Leathanach: LA007,18
2005
poːrtnəhinʃ
Áit.
2005
portnəˈhinʃ
Áit.

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