BROWSE
townland
Móin na Scríobán
genitive: Mhóin na Scríobán
(Irish)
Monascreeban
(English)

Glossary

móin, mónaidh
English bogland

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the bog(land) of the scrapers, scrapings?

    Féach Dinneen s.v. scríobán agus cf. www.dil.ie s.v. scríbán “currycomb, scraper”. Tá an baile fearainn seo suite ar theorainn an chontae agus d’fhéadfaí scríob “boundary (mark)” a chur san áireamh dá bharr (féach www.dil.ie s.v. scríb (b)).

    Cf. an mionainm 1576 ‘Cappescribedor’, 1632 ‘Cappiscribedore’, ‘Kappescreebedore’ < Ceapaigh an Scríobadóra (?) “the tillage-plot of the thrifty husbandman” faoi bf An Ráth Dhubh (#28883) i Sliabh Mairge (cf. Dinneen s.v. scríobáil).

    Is anseo atá Kilmaleed Grave Yard (Disused) SO (féach par Baile Adaim (#1420)).

Centrepoint

52.9747, -7.07297latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1578
Monescerbane
F Leathanach: 3359
1607
Monasterbane
CPR Leathanach: 116
1622
Monestrebane
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 21 J I
1637
Monasterbane
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 21 C I
1646
Monasterbane
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 34 C I
1655
Monescribban
DS
1655
Moniscriban
DS Par. (Reeves)
1660c
Moniscribbane
BSD (La) Leathanach: 108
1685
Monyscriban
Hib. Del.
1805
Moneyscreeban
Cahill (La)
1838
Monascreevan
BS:AL Leathanach: LA009,16
1838
Monecriban
Kemmis Map 1761:AL Leathanach: LA009,16
1838
Monestrebane
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: LA009,16
1838
Móin na scriobán, 'bog of the scrapers or curryacombs'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA009,16
1838
Monascreeban
"Compare. Occurs more than once." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL Leathanach: LA009,16
2006
moːnəˈsgiːbən
Áit.
2006
moːnəˈsgriːbən
Áit.

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