placenames1901 census
4People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- OBrien 2
- Fitzpatrick 1
- ODonohoe 1
Feenagh
Fíonach
This Feenagh lies in the Burren, where archaeological records distinguish several phases of enclosure and farming.
Recorded locationFeenagh53.11172° N · 9.20696° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- Fíonach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Feenagh · English · main form
Place & story
Caherfeenagh’s terraced wall
Caherfeenagh stands on a narrow terrace on the western side of Cappanawalla. The archaeological survey records a stone enclosure almost thirty metres across internally, with a substantial wall showing traces of three internal terraces. Contrasts in the masonry suggest different building phases or repairs. A hollow in the wall may represent a collapsed chamber, but that interpretation remains uncertain. [2]
A landscape made in stages
The surrounding field system extends into neighbouring Gleninagh South and Lismacsheedy. Its tumbled walls cannot all be assigned one date: the survey identifies walls later than the stone forts, others apparently contemporary with them, and some potentially earlier. They preserve successive arrangements of the landscape. [3]
Older foundations beneath a pen
A small enclosure uphill from Caherfeenagh has modern dry-stone walling laid over older foundations. The surveyors interpret it as a probable hut associated with the fort, later converted into an animal pen. Its surviving form therefore combines an archaeological interpretation with subsequent agricultural use. [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Clare
- Barony
- Burren
- Civil parish
- Rathborney
- Coordinates
- 53.11172, -9.20696
- Mapped area
- 1.48 km²
- Logainm ID
- 5867 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
9People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- OBrien 7
- Burns 1
- Doolan 1
1926 census
8People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- O'Brien 7
- Dowlan 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Feenagh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Caherfeenagh, CL002-033004-, updated 25 November 2020 · Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin, National Monuments Service
- Feenagh field system, CL002-033001-, updated 19 November 2020 · Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin, National Monuments Service
- Feenagh hut site, CL002-033008-, updated 25 November 2020 · Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin, National Monuments Service
- 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 2021-05-11. How this page was prepared.