Irish Local Names Explained; By P. W. Joyce - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ...Fotha/rta F6harta, 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 Faitlwhe. See Faha. Foybeg, Foymore; little and great exercise green. Foyduff; black exercise green. Foyle; same as Foil. Freagh, Freugh Eaech, heath, a heathy place. Freaghduif, Freeduff; black heath. Freaghillan, Freaghillaun; heathy island (oiledn). Freshford; Irish name Achadh-rtr (Book of Leinster), which should have been translated Fresly/ield: Achadk was mistaken for atlz. Freughmore, Freaghmore; great heath. Funcheon; Fuinnseann Funshin, the ash. tree: the ash-producing river. Funshin, Funshinagh, Funshog, Funshoge; a place producing ash trees (fuinme). Galbally, Gallavally, Galvally, Galwally; English town; Gall here means an Englishman. Galboley, Galboola, Galbooley, Galwolie; a booley or dairy place belonging to Galls or English people. Gallagh; a place full of rocks or standing stones. See Gall in Vocabulary. Gallan, Gallane; Gallam, a standing stone. Gallen. The descendants of Gormac Gaileng, great grandson of Olioll Olum (see Connello), were called Gailenga (O'Dugan), the race of Gaileng, and they gave name to the barony of Gallen in Mayo. Gallon is used in Cavan to signify a measure of land. Gallow; another form of Gallagh, Which see. Gardrum, Gargrim; Gearr-dhruim, short ridge or hill: d changed to g in Gargrim (see p. 4). Garnavilla in Tipperary; Garran-a'-bhile Garranavilla, the shrubbery of the bile or old tree. Garracloon; Garblr-chlaain, rough meadow. Garran, Garrane, Garraun; Garrdn, a shrubbery. Garranamanagh; the shrubbery of the monks (manach). Garranbane, Garranbaun; white shrubbery. Garranekinnefeake; Kinnefeake's...