An tOileán Beag/Samphire Island Little

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An tOileán Beag

genitive: an Oileáin Bhig

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(Irish)

Samphire Island Little

(English)

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Glossary

beag, big

English small

oileán

English island

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county

Ciarraí/Kerry

barony

Triúcha an Aicme/Trughanacmy

civil parish

An Fhianait/Fenit

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52.2849, -9.84233latitude, longitude

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n/a	An Seabhac: An tOileán Mór Tamall amach ón dtír. Is dócha gur tugadh an ainm Samphire (Lus Peadair) air toisc cuid den lus san a bheith ann. Ní chuala riamh go raibh an ainm sin ag na ‘inhabitants’. An tOileán Beag	Nóta Nóta eolais
n/a	Eolas ar an idirlíon: Great Samphire Island is a small rock in the Bay around which is built the harbour and port of Fenit. The name comes from the rather rare yellow samphire plant that grows there	Nóta Nóta eolais
n/a	Lewis 1837: Samphire islands, off Fenit point,	Nóta Nóta eolais
1756	Sampier Isles	Smith Hist. Kerry Leathanach: 361 The Antient and Present State of the county of Kerry Bliain: 1756, Bliain: 1756, Údar: Charles Smith, Údar: Charles Smith
1756	Sampier Isles	Smith Hist. Kerry, map C. Smith, The Antient and Present State of the County of Kerry [léarscáil chun tosaigh]
1756	Sampier Isles	Smith Hist. Kerry Leathanach: 361 The Antient and Present State of the county of Kerry Bliain: 1756, Bliain: 1756, Údar: Charles Smith, Údar: Charles Smith
1841	Oilean beg, 'little island' "…called by the natives." [Nóta OD]	OD:AL Leathanach: Ci046,7 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1841	Oilean beg	pl:AL Leathanach: Ci046,7 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1841	The Sampiers	Inhabs.:AL Leathanach: Ci046,7 Inhabitants in AL: Fianaise a bailíodh ó mhuintir na háite Bliain: 1830-42
1841	Oilean mór, 'big island' "…called by the natives." [Nóta OD]	OD:AL Leathanach: Ci046,7 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1841	Oilean mór	pl:AL Leathanach: Ci046,7 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1841	Sampier Isles	Smith Hist. Kerry:AL Leathanach: Ci046,7 Smith Hist. Kerry, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1967	ɪˌlɑ̟ːnˈb′og	Áit. Cainteoir: T192b1 ML Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
1967	də smɑːl ˈsamfəir	Áit. Cainteoir: T192b1 ML Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-
2017	də ˌlitəl ˈwun 'the little one'; cf. Samphire Island	Áit. Cainteoir: 003, Uimhir : 170710 Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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