placenamesFerns
Fearna
A small thatched house beside the cathedral records domestic building traditions alongside Ferns’s larger monuments.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Fearna · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ferns · English · main form
Place & story
The cottage beside the cathedral
The architectural inventory records Saint Mogue’s Cottage in Ferns Upper as a house extended lengthways during the nineteenth century. Its steep roof received restored thatch through FÁS, while the central doorway is approached by five granite steps. Thick, battered walls and lattice-barred windows contribute to its compact appearance. The inventory reports an alleged association with accommodation for the sexton of nearby Saint Edan’s Cathedral; that proposed original function remains an attribution rather than a securely documented fact. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ferns. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint Mogue’s Cottage, Ferns Upper, NIAH 15612002 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.