BROWSE
townland
An Sceachánach
genitive: na Sceachánaí
(Irish)
Skehanagh
(English)

Glossary

sceach, sceich
English hawthorn, thorn-bush

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the place of hawthorns, thorn-bushes

    Réiteodh iontrálacha 1549–1619 ‘Skean-’ leis an malairt foirme sceitheánach (cf. 1840 ‘sceitheánachpl:AL agus 1650c ‘leithsheisreach na SceathánaigheLM, 1840 ‘sceathánachpl:AL faoi bbf An Sceachánach LnÉ I 244–5). Ba é scé an fhoirm stairiúil (féach www.dil.ie).

Centrepoint

52.9277, -7.037latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1549
Skeanagh
Carrigan MS
1549
Skeanaghe
Carrigan MS
1549
Skeanaghe
Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 63, 64, 65, 103
1549
Skeanaghe
F Leathanach: 407
1563
Skanaghe
F Leathanach: 534
1564c
Skehagh
Survey
1571
Skeanaghe
F Leathanach: 1699
1578
Skeanaghe
F Leathanach: 3332
1578
Skeanaghe
F Leathanach: 3357
1613
Skeanagh
CPR Leathanach: 239
1619
Skeanagh
CPR Leathanach: 429
1643
Skehene
Dep. 1641
1655
Skehanagh
DS
1655
Skehanagh
DS Par. (Reeves)
1659
Skehan
Cen. Leathanach: 502
1660c
Skehanagh
BSD (La) Leathanach: 110
1666
Skaehanagh or Shehanagh
ASE Leathanach: 81
1685
Shehanagh
Hib. Del.
1805
Skehana
Cahill (La)
1838
Skehanagh
BS:AL Leathanach: LA032,9
1838
Skehana
Griffith Map:AL Leathanach: LA032,9
1838
Skehana
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: LA032,9
1838
Sgeitheánach, 'a place abounding in briars'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA032,9
1838
Skehanagh
OD:AL Leathanach: LA032,9
1838
Skehanagh
BS:AL Leathanach: LA032,9
1838
Skehana
Griffith Map:AL Leathanach: LA032,9
1838
Skehana
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: LA032,9
1838
Sgeitheánach, 'a place abounding in briars'
OD:AL Leathanach: LA032,9
1838
Skehanagh
OD:AL Leathanach: LA032,9
2006
sgeˈhaːnə
Áit.

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