Irish local names explained

48 Irish Local Names exj)laincd.
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 d^tn or fort.
Fingall, a district lying north of Dublin, in which the
Danes settled; and hence it was called Fine- Gall
(O'C. Cal.), the territory or ivihe {fine) of the Galls
or foreigners.
Finglas; clear stream {Jionn, white, clear; and glai'se).
Finn river and lake in Donegal ; Loch-Fmne, the lake
ofFtnna, 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-tamhnacli [Fintowna], F. M., fair coloured
field.
Full; Faill, a cliff.
Foilduff; black cliff.
Forenaght, Forenaghts, Fornaght, Farnaght; For-
nocht, a bare, naked, or exposed hill.
Formil, Formoyle, Formweel ; same as Fermoyle.
Fortli. The descendants of Ohy Finn Fothart [Fohart],
brother of Conn of the hundred battles (king of Ireland
from A. D. 123 to 158), were cd.\\edi. Fotharta
[Foharta], Book of R. Some of them settled in the
present counties of "VVexford 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 (oiledn).
Freshford ; Irish name Achadh-ur (Book of Leinster),
which should have been translated Freshjield : Achadh
was mistaken for ath.
Freughmore, Freaghmore ; great heath.