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Manx Genealogy Archive 2

Re: William Garrett (Frangagh)
In Response To: William Garrett (Frangagh) ()

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- FRANGAGH (Mx.), ‘ French ‘, means anything foreign, rare, uncommon. See French.
‘ Conney Frangagh ‘ or ‘ Conney ‘Rangagh ‘, literally ‘ French gorse ‘, is a name for the greater gorse.
They wor bruisin conney-rangagh amid givin it to the cattle to ate.