Achadh na Seannach/Aghnashannagh

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Hierarchy

townland

Achadh na Seannach

genitive: Achadh na Seannach

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(Irish)

Aghnashannagh

(English)

Capitalise

Glossary

achadh, -ach

English field

sionnach, sionnaigh, seannach

English fox

Hierarchy

county

An Longfort/Longford

barony

Gránard/Granard

civil parish

Cluain Brónaigh/Clonbroney

Centrepoint

53.7837, -7.65548latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1612	Aghashannagh	Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1 Ionchoisní Chúige Laighean (1826) - Inquisitionum in officio rotulorum cancellariae Hiberniae asservatarum repertorium I Bliain: 1595 -1698, Bliain: 1550C-1690
1621	Agheshanka (Lisagh McJames Farrall) [?]	CPR Leathanach: 537b Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1629	Aghasancha	Cotton Map Cotton Map
c.1660	Aghoshanca	BSD Leathanach: 169 Books of Survey and Distribution Bliain: 1660c
1710	Aghowshanska	CGn. Leathanach: 5.194.1546 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1710	Aghowshanska	CGn. Leathanach: 7.18.1530 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1813	Aughnashanagh	Edgeworth A map of the county of Longford, William Edgeworth (1813); 4 leathanach (W. Faden, Londain a d’fhoilsigh, 1814)
1826	Aughnashine	Parochial Abstracts, JACAS, II, uimh. 10. Leathanach: 82, 83, Imleabhar: II (10), Nóta: ‘Parochial Abstracts’ Parochial Abstracts, JACAS, II, uimh. 10.
1835	Aughnashanagh	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835	Aughnashina	HCER:AL House of Commons Education Report, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1835	Acha na seanach, “field of the foxes”	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1835	Acha na seanach, “foxfield”	pl:AL Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1835	Have we doubled the n throughout? Yes in most instances	Nóta:AL Nóta in AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1835	About one third...is bog...The Southern and SE part of it is bounded by the River Camlin	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1835	Aughnashanagh	Edgeworth Map (AL) Edgeworth Map:AL - Longford & Roscommon
1908	Aughnashinagh, Achadh na Sionnach, “field of the foxes”	MacGivney Leathanach: 28 Place names of the County Longford. Correctly spelled in Irish and fully explained in English, with notes and illustrations by Rev. Joseph MacGivney
2007	ɑnəˈʃinə	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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Folklore

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The Schools’ Collection (1937⁠–1939)