BROWSE
townland
Fionn an Leachta
genitive: Fhionn an Leachta
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Finnalaghta
(English)

Glossary

fionn, finne
English white
leacht, sleacht
English grave-mound, monument

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • English

    the white land (?) of the grave(-mound), monument

Centrepoint

53.8973, -7.94195latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˌfinəˈlɑktə
x2; "a quarry"
Áit.
ˌfinəˈlɑːtə
Áit.
Nóta
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Crannóg (possible). Attached to the W shore of a small silted lake."
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Fionn-na-leachta = White land of the cairns. Leacht means a cairn, a sepulchral mound or tomb, and sometimes the pile of stones that marks a grave. Compare the Latin lectus."
Nóta
1622
Finlaght
CPR Leathanach: 515a
1631
Finlaght
Inq. Leathanach: 176
1659
Fennelagh
Cen. Leathanach: 561
c1660
Ffineleaghta
BSD Leathanach: 27
1757
Finelaght (Shanly)
Uachtanna, Féach Breifne 1966 Leathanach: 506
1829
Fineloughta
TAB Leathanach: innéacs 12, Nóta: (61:16/13)
1834
Finnelaghta
Reg.of Dioc. of Ardagh (cf. TAB (61:16/13))
1836
Finnalaghta
Buck, H.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,26
1836
Fion-laughta, 'a fair pile of stones'
Mc Donough, I.:AL Leathanach: C001,1,26
1836
Fineloughta
HCons PR:AL  Leathanach: C001,1,26
1836
Fin: a leachta
pl:AL Leathanach: C001,1,26
1836
Fionn a' leachta, 'white land of the monument'
OD:AL Leathanach: C001,1,26
1836
Finnalaghta
OD:AL Leathanach: C001,1,26
1836
Finalaughta
BS:AL Leathanach: C001,1,26
1836
Finaloughta
CM:AL Leathanach: C001,1,26
1836
Finalaughta
BS:AL
1836
Finaloughta
CM:AL
1836
Finnalaghta
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Fion-laughta,
'a fair pile of stones'
Mc Donough, I.:AL
1836
Fineloughta
HCons PR:AL 
1836
Fin: a leachta
pl:AL
1836
Fionn a' leachta
'white land of the monument'
OD:AL
1836
Finnalaghta
OD:AL

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