BROWSE
townland
An Sceach
genitive: na Sceiche
(Irish)
Skeagh
(English)

Glossary

sceach, sceich
English hawthorn, thorn-bush

Centrepoint

55.0698, -7.9441latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1600
Skiagh
F Leathanach: 6382
1608
Skeagh
Survey Ulst. Leathanach: 175
1610
Skeagh
CPR Leathanach: 181 b
1654
Skeaugh
CS III Leathanach: 111, 135
1659
Skeagh
Cen. Leathanach: 56
1665
Skeagh
HMR
1835
Sgeach 'a white thorn bush'
OD:AL
1835
Skeagh
Rec. Name:AL
1953c
ʃk′ai
Áit.

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