Inis Airc/Inishshark

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townland, island or archipelago

Inis Airc

genitive: Inis Airc

(Irish)

Inishshark

(English)

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Other names

Inishark

local name (What is this?)

(English)

Glossary

inis, inse

English island; river meadow

Hierarchy

county

Gaillimh/Galway

barony

Baile na hInse/Ballynahinch

civil parish

Inis Bó Finne/Inishbofin

Centrepoint

53.6089, -10.2826latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1390c	seanóraigh dabí a nInis Ercaig	UM Leathanach: 114 V b [Ó Riain 1971, 11] The Book of Uí Maine, facsimile (ed. Macalister, 1942) Bliain: 1400 C
1390c	seanóraigh dabí a nInis Earcaig	UM Leathanach: 114 V b [Ó Riain 1971, 11] The Book of Uí Maine, facsimile (ed. Macalister, 1942) Bliain: 1400 C
1574	Inyshoirke	Div. Conn. Leathanach: 2A (Knox) 217 Division of Connaught into Counties and Baronies, with notes of Chief Countries and Special Castles [1570],
1578	Inishark	Knox H. Mayo Leathanach: 352 Knox, H.J. (1908) The history of the county of Mayo to the close of the sixteenth century
1578	go hInis Earc	Sen. Búrc. Leathanach: §2 'Senchas Búrcach' in CThoir., 149-61; aguisín le Caithréim Thoirdhealbhaigh, Sean Mac Ruaidhrí Mac Craith, ed. Standish Hayes O’Grady, introduction and index by Robin Flower (ITS, 2 vols.; Dublin 1929). Bliain: 1550, Bliain: 1550
1593	Inisharke	CSPI Leathanach: 133 §63 Calendar of the state papers relating to Ireland, of the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth. Vol. I-XI (1860-1912) Nóta: vol, cuid, leathanach; [Price] Wicklow nó N[ewcastle &]A[rklow]
1606	Illanscarke [sic]	Westport Est. Pap. Leathanach: 40,888/4(2) Westport Estate Papers Áit: NLI MS 40, Áit: LN 40, Teideal iomlán: Westport Estate Papers, A collection of records relating to the ownership and management of the largest estate in Co. Mayo, covering the 16th-20th centuries...
1608	Inishsharke	Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I 37 Ionchoisní Chontae Mhaigh Eo/Inquisitions County Mayo I - III.
1610	Inishearke near the island of Inishboffin	CPR Leathanach: 178b Calendar of Patent Rolls of James I Bliain: 1603–23, Pubref: BÁC, 1966, Teideal iomlán: Irish Patent Rolls of James I: Facsimile of the Irish Record Commission's Calendar prepared prior to 1830
1610c	Ennisark	Conn. Map Connaught Map (NLI)
1610c	Enys bark	Norden John Norden. Map of Ireland. (c.1605 - sa Bhrainse Logainmneacha)
1661	Inniskirke als Inishirke one Quatr.	BSD (ME) Leathanach: 111 Books of Survey and Distribution (Co. Mayo)
1684	Inis-ark and Bofin Isles	Iar Conn. Leathanach: 115 A Chorographical Description of West or H-Iar Connaught written A.D. 1684,by Roderic O'Flaherty, Esq. (ed. Hardiman 1846) Bliain: 1684
1701	Inisirk, the small island of	L. Blosse Papers Leathanach: 148 §29 “Collection of documents [relating] to the Lynch family (afterwards Lynch Blosses) originally of Galway, afterwards successively of Castlecarra and of Athavallie, Co. Mayo” Iris: Anal. Hib. 29, 115-218
1740c	Inisheirk, Inisbophan	CGn. Imleabhar: 120.47.81710 Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1830c	Inishark	TAB Leathanach: 46 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.

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