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Ferta

Feartain

Ferta is a townland in Kerry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationFerta51.98474° N · 9.50936° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

feart(grave-)mound

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

  • Feartain · Irish · main form
  • Ferta · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kerry
Barony
Magunihy
Civil parish
Killarney
Coordinates
51.98474, -9.50936
Mapped area
3.8 km²
Logainm ID
23724 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ferta. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-05-17. How this page was prepared.