Finternagh is a
townland
A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...
in
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the hi ...
,
Ireland
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.
The townland covers . Finternagh is one of a number townlands of the
Irish civil parish of
Killinkere in the
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Castlerahan, County Cavan,
Province
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of
Ulster
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.
In the
1911 census of Ireland, the townland had seventeen houses with 100 inhabitants (45 males and 55 females).
Houses in Finternagh
''Census of Ireland 1911''. Retrieved on 2 July 2011.
References
External links
The IreAtlas Townland Data Base
Townlands of County Cavan
{{County Cavan