Tearmann Feichín

Termonfeckin derives from the Irish Tearmann Feichín, meaning Féchín's sanctuary or church land of Saint Féchín. The word tearmann (from Latin terminus, boundary) referred to lands belonging to early Christian monasteries where sanctuary rights prevailed and secular tribute was exempt. Saint Féchín (died 665 AD) was a prominent 7th-century ecclesiastic who founded the celebrated monastery at Fo...