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IRISH LOCAL NAMES EXPLAINED

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

VOCABULARY OF IRISH ROOT WORDS A B C D E F G I L M N O P R S T U

IRISH LOCAL NAMES EXPLAINED

Faddan; Feadan, a small brook.

Faha, Fahy; an exercise green. See Faithche in Vocabulary.

Farnagh, Farnane, Farnoge a place of Fearns [Farns], or alders.

Farney in Monaghan; Fearnmhagh (Farnvah), Book of R., the alder plain (fearn and magh).

Farran; Fearann, land.

Farset, Farsid; Fearsad, a sandbank in a river.

Fartagh, Fertagh; a place of graves (feart).

Fasagh, Fassagh; a wilderness (Fasach).

Fassadinin in Kilkenny; the fasagh or wilderness of, or near, the river Dinin.

Feagh; Fiodhach [Feeagh], a woody place (fidh}.

Fearmore; great grass (feur) or grassy place.

Feddan; the same as Faddan.

Feenagh; Fiodhnach [Feenagh], woody (fidh]; a woody place.

Feighcullen in Kildare; Fiodh-Chuilinn, F. M., Cullen's wood.

Fenagh; the same as Feenagh.

Fennor; Fionnabhair [Finner], F. M., white field.

Fermanagh; so called from the tribe of Fir-Monach, (O'Dugan), the men of Monach, who were originally a Leinster tribe, so named from their ancestor, Monach, fifth in descent from Cahirmore, monarch of Ireland from A.D. 120 to 123.

Fermoy in Cork; Feara-muighe [Farra-moy], O'Dugan, the men of the plain.

Fermoyle; Formaeil, a round hill.

Fernagh, Ferney; same as Farnagh.

Ferns; Fearna [Farna], F. M., alders, a place abounding in alders: English plural termination added.

Ferrard, barony of, in Louth; Feara-arda [Farra-arda], F. M., the men of the height, i. e. of Slieve Bregh.

Fethard; Fiodh-ard [Feeard], F. M., high wood.

Fews, baronies of, in Armagh; Feadha [Fa], F. M., woods; with the English plural termination added. Fews in Waterford has the same origin.

Fiddan, Fiddane, Fiddaun; same as Faddan.

Fiddown in Kilkenny; Fidh-duin [Feedoon], F. M., the wood of the dun or fort.

Fingall, a district lying north of Dublin, in which the Danes settled; and hence it was called Fine-Gall (O'C. Gal.), the territory or tribe (fine) of the Galls or foreigners.

Finglas; clear stream (fionn, white, clear; and glaise).

Finn river and lake in Donegal; Loch-Finne, the lake of Finna, a woman, about whom there is an interesting legend. The river took its name from the lake. See Origin and History of Irish Names of Places, page 167.

Finnea in Westmeath; Fidh-an-atha, [Fee-an-aha] F. M., the wood of the ford.

Fintona; Fionn-tamhnach [Fintowna], F. M., fair coloured field.

Foil; Faill, a cliff.

Foilduff; black cliff.

Forenaght, Forenaghts, Fornaght, Farnaght; For-nocht, a bare, naked, or exposed hill.

Formil, Formoyle, Formweel; same as Fermoyle.

Forth. The descendants of Ohy Finn Fothart [Fohart], brother of Conn of the hundred battles (king of Ireland from A.D. 123 to 158), were called Fotharta [Foharta], Book of R. Some of them settled in the present counties of Wexford and Carlow, where the two baronies of Forth still retain their name.

Foy, Foygh; forms of Faithche. See Faha.

Foybeg, Foymore; little and great exercise green.

Foyduff; black exercise green.

Foyle; same as Foil.

Freagh, Freugh; Fraech, heath, a heathy place.

Freaghduff, Freeduff; black heath.

Freaghillan, Freaghillaun; heathy island (oilean).

Freshford; Irish name Achadh-ur (Book of Leinster), which should have been translated Freshfield: Achadh was mistaken for ath.

Freughmore, Freaghmore; great heath.

Funcheon; Fuinnseann [Funshin], the ash tree: the ash-producing river.

Funshin, Funshinagh, Funshog, Funshoge; a place producing ash trees (fuinnse).