BROWSE
townland
Fionasclainn
genitive: Fhionasclainn
(Irish)
Finiskil
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

53.9586, -7.88991latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
Co (Finisk) Gan chárta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Fionn-Ascall = White corner or angle. Ascall, means the armpit, but it is often used to denote a corner of an angle of land, or a small territory."
Nóta
"Arch. Survey Rath. Towards the top of a NE-facing slope overlooking Lough Annaghearly (91)."
Nóta
1621
Fynysclane
CPR Leathanach: 518b
c1660
Ffinnisklyne
BSD Leathanach: 31
1726
Finasglan
CGn. Imleabhar: 49.459.32853
1834
Finiscal
TAB Leathanach: 52, Nóta: (61:16/16) recap.
1836
Finiskill
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Finiskel
BS:AL
1836
Finiskill
Norris, B.:AL
1836
Finiscil
'(or white church)'
Hyde, Rev. A.:AL
1836
Finiskill
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Finisklin
S&V:AL
1836
Fionarscla
pl:AL
1836
Fionn-ascail, 'white nook, or corner'
OD:AL
1836
Finiskil
"The same as 'Iniskil'. Vide indexes." [Nóta OD]
OD (corr.):AL
1836
[Finiskil]
"…contains… an old fort near the middle of the townland."
Desc. Rem.:AL

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