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Forgnaí
genitive: Fhorgnaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Forgney
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.5471, -7.69372latitude, longitude
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Historical references

c.900
epscop Muinis hi Forcnidi la Cui[r]ccniu
Bethu Phát. Leathanach: 44
c.900
i Forgnaidiu
Bethu Phát. Leathanach: 52
c.900
Forggnaidi... ‘Is maith in port thís,’ ol Patraic
Bethu Phát. Leathanach: 53
c.900
hi Forgnaidi
Bethu Phát. Leathanach: 53
1402
Creach la hEngaileachaibh 7 la Gillganachaib for Miles Dalatun a Forgnaidh
MIA Leathanach: 166
1406
Tempull Forgnaidhi do loscudh la clainn Robét Dalatun
MIA Leathanach: 178
1406
...7 Forgnaidhi da roind etturo dóibh...
MIA Leathanach: 182
1605
Ballevickenomac, near Forgny
122
1605
Ballevickenemae...near Torguy [sic]
CPR Leathanach: 54a
1610
Forney otherwise Forgney
CPR Leathanach: 169a
1612
Forguy
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1629
Forgnie [eaglais léirithe anseo]
Cotton Map
1654-56
Forghnie [faoi “parishes”]
CS X Leathanach: 48
1655
Forghnie and Ballimacnema
DS
1659
Forgny
Cen. Leathanach: 453
c.1660
fforghine & Ballymacnema
BSD Leathanach: 122
1751
Forgney owse Forognie called or known by the name of Acrechan owse Acreeham
CGn. Imleabhar: 148.299.99665
1813
Forgney [‘Patrick’s Well’ laistigh de]
Edgeworth
1813
Forgney Hill
Edgeworth
1836
Forgany
BS:AL
1836
Forganey [‘Hill’ scriosta amach anseo]
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Forgnay
Moffett, Rev. J.:AL
1836
Forgany
Robinson, F.:AL
1836
Forghnie
DS Ref.:AL
1836
Forghnie
DS Map:AL
1836
Forgney
HCER 1826:AL
1836
Forguy
Inq. J I:AL
1836
Forgnaidh, “a house, edifice, building”
OD:AL
1837
The Irish orthography of the name of this Parish is, according to the Calendar, Forgnaigh, pronounced Furragney, but the meaning of the word is very doubtful
LSO (Lo) Leathanach: 48
1908
Fiorgnaidh, “an edifice”
MacGivney Leathanach: 117, 118
1969
Forgnaí
Cártaí Móra
2001
Forgnaí
Moladh
2008
ˈfɑrgniˑ
Áit.

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