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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
land of —
Ní léir brí an dara heilimint anseo.
Is cosúil ar an Civil Survey go raibh ainm eile sa cheantar seo sa 17ú haois, mar atá Fearann na gCailleach, ‘the land of the nuns?’. - English
land of —
The meaning of the second element is unclear here.
It appears from the Civil Survey that another name existed in this area in the 17th century, namely Fearann na gCailleach, ‘the land of the nuns?’.
Centrepoint
Archival records
Historical references
| 1654 |
ffarrencallagh (c.Farrenshagh)
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CS I Leathanach: I.341
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| 1654 |
ffarrennagallagh (c.Farrenshagh)
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CS I Leathanach: I.344
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| 1655c |
cuid de Ardfinnan
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| 1840 |
Farranneshagh
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| 1840 |
fearan neseach
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| 1840 |
Fearann eiseach: 'fearann means land: eiseach, uncertain'
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| 1952 |
Fearann na Sceach
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PN Decies Leathanach: 290
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| 1985 |
'not used'
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| 1991 |
farn*ˈʃɑk
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