Carn, County Fermanagh
Origin
Ir. Carn ‘possibly a burial monument’
Background
Carn is typically interpreted as 'cairn' or ‘heap of stones’ and often can make reference to a stone-built mound, especially a burial monument (HDGP 60). Carn appears unqualified in the townlands anglicised also Carn in counties Derry, Fermanagh and Armagh (logainm.ie).
References
FK (2019)Additional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Charne | 1609 | Esch. Co. Map 5 |
| Aghilissa | 1620 | CPR Jas I 482a |
| Carne | 1620 | CPR Jas I 482a |
| Charne | 1620 | CPR Jas I 482a |
| (?)Carne | 1639 | Inq. Ult. (Fermanagh) Car.I $45 |
| (?)Charne | 1639 | Inq. Ult. (Fermanagh) Car.I $45 |
| ~Carn ""a cairn or heap"" | 1834c | OSNB Inf. 54 B128 |
- Barony
- Knockninny
- Parish
- Kinawley
- Parish in 1851
- Kinawley
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 13566
- Place name type
- T