BROWSE
townland
Fuinseannach
genitive: Fhuinseannaí
(Irish)
Funshinagh
(English)

Centrepoint

53.9864, -7.91658latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Cf: RC, MÉ
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Fuinnseanach = (Place) abounding in ash trees. Fuinnsean, an ash tree, and the cumulative suffix ‘ach’ – a place full of ash trees. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory Breandrum (King). Crannóg (possible). Marked as a small island on Funshinagh Lough (42). Rath. Towards the top of a rise in an undulating landscape (91). "
Nóta
1660c
Unshinagh
BSD Leathanach: 48
1666
Finshenogh
(part of Scardan)
ASE Leathanach: 51:23
1833
Funshinagh
TAB Leathanach: 59, 61, Nóta: (61:16/11) innéacs
1836
Finchinagh
BS:AL
1836
Punchenagh
CM:AL
1836
Funshanagh
Buck:AL
1836
Funnsenagh
S&V:AL
1836
Finn shean augh
'the fair headed horse'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Fuinseannach,
'ash trees'
OD:AL
1836
Funshinagh
"Compare indexes." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL
1836
Funshinagh
"…a fort..."
Desc. Rem.:AL

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