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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the shallow ford
Is féidir talamh slán a dhéanamh de gurb ionann an áit seo agus 1638 ‘Scappenscarrye’, 1641 ‘Cappanskarry’, 1642 ‘Cappineskerry’ < Ceapach na Scairbhe “the tillage-plot of the shallow ford”. (Taispeánann Nicholls in LS Uí Dhuinn 160 gur de mhuintir Chonratha na ceathrún seo an Seán mac Liam a bhí gníomhach in éirí amach 1641.) Tharla an forás céanna ó 1750 ‘Aughanaskerry’, 1808 ‘Aughnascarry’, 1836 ‘Aughneskerry otherwise Ochnosscarry’ go dtí Scarry in ainm Béarla an bhaile fearainn bf Áth na Scairbhe (#41406) ní fada ó bhaile i gContae Uíbh Fhailí. Cf., leis, an meascán idir skerr- agus scarr- san ainm úd.
Gabhann áth agus droichead thar abh Abhainn Easa (#116477) ar theorainn theas an bhaile fearainn mhóir seo (SO 25″). Ritheann abh An Mhurghlaise (#1418878) trí lár an bhaile fearainn aniar agus téann áth thairis sin freisin. D’fhéadfaí scairbh “shingly-bottomed shallow; shallow ford” a shamhlú lena leithéid de ghné. Tagann an eilimint chéanna i gceist sa chéad eilimint d’ainm an bhaile fearainn bf Scairbh Thamhan (#28415), áit eile cois abhann a bhfuil cúpla áth ann.
D’fhéadfaí Ceapach na Sceire a chur san áireamh freisin. Oileán íseal creagach san fharraige is brí le sceir i logainmneacha de ghnáth, ach sa logainm bf Achadh na Sceire (#5466) sa Chabhán, baile fearainn intíre, is cosúil go dtagraíonn sé d’áth: cf. ‘Foot Stick’ trasna an tsrutháin ar a theorainn thiar theas (SO 25″). Cf. leis bf Dromskerry (#3779) i ndeisceart an Chabháin agus bf Owenskerry (#60848) i bhFear Manach, bailte fearainn eile a bhfuil áthanna le fáil, agus b Áth na Sceire (#1416547) i gCill Mhantáin.
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Historical references
1638 |
Scappenscarrye
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O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 160
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1641 |
Capp[.]skerragh
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Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 146r
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1641 |
Cappanskarry
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Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 151r
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1642 |
Cappenskerraghe
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Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 117r (UF)
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1642 |
Cappinskerraghe
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Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 190r
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1642 |
Cappeskerry
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Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 193v (UF)
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1642 |
Cappeskerry
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Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 232r
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1642 |
Cappineskerry
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Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 170r
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1642 |
Cappenskerry
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Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 275r
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1643 |
Cappenskarry
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Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 341r
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1660c |
Cappanscurra & Clonkilly
[cf. Clonkilly House, bf An Cheapach Ard (#28342) lastuaidh]
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1758 |
Skerry, Rosenallis
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CGn. Imleabhar: 190, Leathanach: 305, Uimhir: 126936
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1790 |
Skerries
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CGn. Imleabhar: 423, Leathanach: 188, Uimhir: 275705
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1819 |
Cappanaskerry
"Derrylamogue & Cappanaskerry—...Little district of the rocks"
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Par. Stat. Imleabhar: III, Leathanach: 331
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1823 |
Skerry
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1838 |
Skerry
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BS:AL Leathanach: La056,29
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1838 |
Skerry
[No date]
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Croasdal Map 1735:AL Leathanach: La056,29
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1838 |
Skerry
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Drogheda Map 1812:AL Leathanach: La056,29
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1838 |
Sgairbh, 'a shallow ford'
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OD:AL Leathanach: La056,29
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1838 |
Skerry
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OD:AL Leathanach: La056,29
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2005 |
ˈskeriˑ
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