Ferriter placenames on early irish maps
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FERRITER PLACENAMES ON EARLY IRISH MAPS
Ptolemy’s Map
The Catallan Atlas 1470s
Zalterius 1569
Early representation on a N-S axis
Elizabethan Map: Dingle Peninsula, N-S Axis
Bingham’s Map, c1580 Bingham was an Elizabethan soldier who spent most of his career fighting in Ireland. This map pre-dates the final collapse of FitzGerald Desmond, but hints at what the Elizabethans were thinking of.
Ortellius Map, c1580 - 1600
Note: West is at the top
Kerry at Time Of McCarthy/Desmond Survey 1585
Map included in the McCarthy Survey, c1585. Taken subsequent to the suppression of the Desmond Geraldines, and in resolution of the case wherein the McCarthy Mor died without male issue.
Barony of Corckaguiney
This is a detail from the previous slide. It is noteworthy as it is the earliest known use of the Ferriter name as a placename on a map. On this map we see “feritor’s castle”, and “feritor’s Co.” The abbreviatin “Co.” appears nowhere else on this map. Based upon comparison with maps that follow this one, it may have meant “feritor’s country” but probably not “feritor’s cove”.
Late 1500s Early 1600s
c1600
Boazio/Ortelius 1608
Note: “Feriter Havn”, and “C. Sibill”
Blaue Map Variant, c1610• Note “Ferreter Haven” and “B. Ferreter”
Also Note: Depiction is on an E- W Axis
Speede’s Map, c1625
Kerry c1640
1685: Petty’s Down Survey
1699
1759
Note: “Ferriter’s Cove
c1800
Modern Map Depiction
Summary
• “Dun” (Doon) Point means Fort Point – no doubt predating Ferriter’s Fort, but the new Castle helped carry the name Forward.
• Dunurlin means “Fort of the Blonde Warrior Woman” (Dun Urla)• The first “le Fureter” was enfieffed in the Dunurlin area c1250• Ferriter’s Town, Ferriters Haven, Ferriter’s Quarter, and Ferriter’s
Islands names were no doubt in use by the 1400s.• The widespread typonomy involving “Ferriter” in its several
variants demonstrates the “power” of the name:– Legal authority– Social importance– Military significance– Economic Impact
Conclusion
• The association of a single name related to as many sites, features and places in a single geographical area in Ireland appears unparalleled
• The prevalence and persistence of the name Ferriter as applied to place names on Irish Maps is something noteworthy, and should be a source of pride.
Ferriter’s Lands Unchanging