Foughlaan

Yola

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fachtnáin (“descendant of Fachtnán”), a diminutive of the personal name Fachtna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔːˈlɔːn/

Proper noun

Foughlaan

1. a surname, equivalent to English Faughnan
   • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 1:

     Chul zing o a weddeen o Paudeen Foughlaan,

     I'll sing of the wedding of Paddy Coughlan,

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133