BROWSE
townland
Seangánach Bheag
genitive: Sheangánach Bheag
(Irish)
Shanganagh Beg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    place of ants?;
    place of narrows?

    Gnáthfhorbairt bhéarlaithe is ea an fhorbairt -ach /-əx/ na Gaeilge > /ə/, agus anuas air sin gan dabht -agh a athrú ó /-əx/ go /ə/ sa Bhéarla féin. Ní foláir nó is é fuaimniú -amh mar /ə/ i gcanúintí Chúige Laighean a thugann ar Ó Donnabháin 1838 ‘Sean-gainemh’ a mholadh anseo.

    Is minic a bhuailtear leis an tseanaidiacht Bhéarla much “big” i dtagairtí stairiúla do logainmneacha sa Pháil agus in áiteanna eile a raibh na hAngla-Normannaigh seanbhunaithe iontu — sin é atá anseo in 1551 ‘M[u]che Shangan’ os coinne ‘Lyttell Shangan’ (cf. Ó Crualaoich, Logainmneacha na hÉireann IV s.n. Muchknock (LG)).

    Is í an Bhearú teorainn thoir Sheangánach Bheag agus féach go raibh ‘Shongan’ in aice na habhann de réir sean-léarscáil 1563c. B’fhéidir, mar sin, gur thagair seangánach do chúrsa na habhann.

Centrepoint

52.9626, -6.98895latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Shanganaghes, Les.
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 66
1551
Lyttell Shangan
F Leathanach: 684
1551
Miche Shangan ; Lyttell Shangan
F Alt: 740
1552
Shangan
F Alt: 1104
1563
Shanganaghbege
F Leathanach: 507
1563c
Shongan
Cotton Map
1570
Shanganaghe
Egidia O'More alias Giles Moddry
F Leathanach: 1607
1575
Shanganagh
Gil moddir O Moare, widow
F Leathanach: 2722
1601
Shanganaghbegge
F Leathanach: 6578
1601
Shanganaghebegge
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 9 Eliz.
1612
Shanganaghbegg
CPR Leathanach: 234
1628
Banganagh
???
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 C II
1659
Shanganaghbegg and Ballinree
Cen. Leathanach: 502
1660c
Shangannaghbegg
BSD (La) Leathanach: 109
1783
(kildare) Shangany
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1805
Shangana Beg
Cahill (La)
1838
Shanganabeg
TAB Leathanach: La063,24
1838
Shanganaghbeg
French, Rev.:AL Leathanach: La063,24
1838
Shanganaghbeg
['Bernard Scale Book of Maps' belonging to Mr French.]
Scale, Book of Maps (French):AL Leathanach: La063,24
1838
Sean-gainemh beag, 'old sand (little)'
OD:AL Leathanach: La063,24
1838
Shanganaghebegge
Inq. Eliz. I:AL Leathanach: La063,24
1838
Shanganabeg
BS:AL Leathanach: La063,24
1838
Shangeny
Noble & Keenan Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La063,24
1838
Shanganagh beg
OD:AL Leathanach: La063,24
1838
Shanganagh beg
"…there is a small moat on the east side of the townland…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La063,24
2006
ʃanganəˈbeg
Áit.

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