An Fhearthainn

Naran is a small coastal village and townland situated in the civil parish of Inishkeel, within the barony of Boylagh in southwest County Donegal. The place name itself presents an etymological puzzle: while the Irish form An Fhearthainn has been documented in various spellings since at least 1608 (recorded as Farehen), its original meaning remains obscure. Historical records trace a complex or...