BROWSE
townland
An Fhaiche
genitive: na Faiche
(Irish)
Faghey
(English)

Glossary

English green (ainmfhocal/noun)

Centrepoint

53.7583, -7.81391latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1604
Faehey
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 1 Jac.1
1612
Faghie
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1629
Fahy
Cotton Map
1655
Faigh
DS
1660c
ffaigh
BSD Leathanach: 172
1678
Fagh
ASE Leathanach: 258
1708
Fagh als. Fiagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 2.61.266
1742
ffaghy
CGn. Imleabhar: 105.442.74204
1835
Foghey
BS:AL
1835
Foghluidhe, “A Robber” [iontráil iomlán scriosta]
Quinn, E.:AL
1835
Faigh
DS:AL
1835
Faithche, “platea, a green or field of exercise; a fair green”
OD:AL
1835
See Indexes for precedents, Fahy is the general anglicising of this word
OD:AL
1908
“Fahey”, Faithche
MacGivney Leathanach: 114
2007
ˈfahiˑ
Áit.

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