I've been in Inisfin (spelling?), Ireland. There are ruins of an old monastery there. The island and ruins have a light beige rock, not the typical gray stone you see in Ireland. Jan Broxterman [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 12:22 PM Subject: Kerry place names >I found mention of similar names to what you posted in another publication >titled IRELAND IN THE MIDDLE AGES, C. 1300. > >There wasn't a "Rushfin" but there was > >RUSH, County Dublin >Map name: Ros Eo >Modern Irish Name: An Ros >Type: Manor or village >Meaning: 'the headland' > >When looking for "Innishfin" I found > >INISHBOFIN, County Galway >Map name: Inis bo Finne >Source: Joyce >First Record: Inis bo Finde >Source: Bede >Modern Irish Name: Inis Bo Finne >Type: Celtic religious foundation >Meaning: "inis 'island' of the 'white cow'" - in legend there was a white cow >which appeared at certain times over the waters of a lake on the island. > >Just hazarding a guess, maybe the "bo" stands for "cow". If you left out the >"bo", maybe Inishfin means 'white island'? That's an uneducated >deduction!!!!! > >______________________________