BROWSE
townland
An Fhothannach Mhór
genitive: na Fothannaí Móire
(Irish)
Foghanagh More
(English)

Glossary

English great, big

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53.7026, -8.36878latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1817
Foughny
Edgeworth & Griffith
1835
Fóchanach mór, 'great thistles'
from the large thistles growing there [dúch]
dúch:AL Leathanach: E18, 1, 13
1835
Fóchanach mor
pl:AL Leathanach: E18, 1, 13
1835
Foghanaghmore
Fohanagh would do as well: ye[.], we have made often Fofanagh! [OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: E18, 1, 13
1835
Foughanaghmore
BSM:AL Leathanach: E18, 1, 13
1835
Foghanaghmore
Dufficy:AL Leathanach: E18, 1, 13
1835
[Foghanaghmore]
There is a lime stone quarry and a pool of water at South boundary there is a small stripe of furze and lime stone quarry at North boundary. There is a Danish fort 2 chains South of North boundary a lime stone quarry within 5 chains of East boundary
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: E18, 1, 13
1837
Foughanaghmore
BS:AL Leathanach: RC024,13
1837
Foghanaghmore
Dufficy, P.:AL Leathanach: RC024,13
1837
Fóchanach mór, 'great thistles'
"from the large thistles growing there" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: RC024,13
1837
Fóchanach mor
pl:AL Leathanach: RC024,13
1837
Foghanaghmore
"Fohanagh would do as well; yea, we have made often Fofanagh!" [OD Nóta];
OD:AL Leathanach: RC024,13
1837
[Foghanagh More]
"There is a lime stone quarry and a pool of water at south boundary. There is a small stripe of furze and lime stone quarry at north boundary. There is a Danish fort 2 chains south of north boundary, a lime stone quarry within 5 chains of east boundary" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: RC024,13
1938
An Fhóthanach Mór
Elphin PN

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