An Fhoirnéis/Furnace

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Hierarchy

townland

An Fhoirnéis

genitive: na Foirnéise

non-validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Furnace

(English)

Capitalise

Hierarchy

county

Maigh Eo/Mayo

barony

Ceara/Carra

municipal district

Caisleán an Bharraigh/Castlebar

civil parish

Baile Óbha/Ballyovey

electoral division

Partraí/Portroyal

Centrepoint

53.706, -9.31362latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1830	Furnace Wood	L. Blosse Maps "Maps of the estate of Rev. Sir Francis Lynch Blosse [in the Barony of Carra], 1830” Nóta: Leabharlann Náisiúnta, LN 2706, Bliain: 1830
1830	Furnace	TAB Leathanach: §34 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Furnace	OD:AL Leathanach: ME030,24 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
1838	[Furnace] "a great many years ago there was an iron foundary in this townland, the furnace of which still remains & from it is derived the townland name" [Desc. Rem.];	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME030,24 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1838	Furnace	Pasley, Rev. H.:AL Leathanach: ME030,24 Pasley, Rev. H.:AL
1838	an fhoirnéis, 'the furnace' "from mill formerly here" [dúch];	OD:AL Leathanach: ME030,24 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
1838	Furnace	BS:AL Leathanach: ME030,24 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830

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