Fearnach

Fearnach (Farnagh) is derived from 'fearn,' the Irish word for alder tree, indicating an area where alder trees were prevalent. The townland comprises approximately 268 acres within the Electoral Division of Bellanalack, in the civil parish of Kilcleagh, in the barony of Clonlonan, County Westmeath. Archaeological evidence of early medieval settlement is present in the form of a ringfort, a com...