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Farnagh
(English)
Explanatory note
- English
bare hill
Centrepoint
53.9765, -8.05157latitude, longitude
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Historical references
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Farnagh
ˈfaːrnə
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DS; Hib.Del.; Census; Inq.; ASE;
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"DG, Lo, IM Farnaght: FM, Ga, ME L: p: Cloone, b: Mohill "
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"Pinkman: Fearnach = A place of alder trees. And O’Donovan adds “As does this at the present day (1836).” Fearnach from fearn, an alder tree and the suffic ‘ach’ meaning ‘full of.’ "
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"Arch. Inventory Rath. On the W-facing slope of a drumlin (89). Enclosure. On the NW-facing slope of a drumlin (149). "
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| [1585 |
?Farnigh
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F Leathanach: 4786
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| 1621 |
?*Farnaghtkeanrawer
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CPR Leathanach: 515a
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| 1621 |
Farnaght
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CPR Leathanach: 515a
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| 1621 |
Farny
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CPR Leathanach: 515a
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Ffarnaghes
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BSD Leathanach: 55
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| 1835 |
Farnaught
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TAB (60:16/10) innéacs Leathanach: 45, 177, Nóta: (60:16/10) innéacs
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| 1836 |
Farnaght
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| 1836 |
Fer-nuachta
'a naked man'
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| 1836 |
Farnaught
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| 1836 |
Fearnach,
'a place abounding in alders as does this at the present day'
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| 1836 |
Farnagh
"Should this 'Fearnaght' in Annaduff come on the same sheet. They are to be made 'Fearnaght'." [Nóta OD]
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