Civil parish

Dunfierth

Dún Firchirt

Dunfierth is a civil parish in Kildare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDunfierth53.38874° N · 6.84859° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

dúnfort

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Dún Firchirt · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Dunfierth · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Kildare
Barony: Carbury
Coordinates: 53.38874, -6.84859
Mapped area: 22.46 km²
Logainm ID: 1168 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Dunfierth. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.