BROWSE
townland
An Scairbh
genitive: na Scairbhe
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Skerry
(English)

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.

Centrepoint

53.1022, -7.41246latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1638
Scappenscarrye
O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 160
1641
Capp[.]skerragh
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 146r
1641
Cappanskarry
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 151r
1642
Cappenskerraghe
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 117r (UF)
1642
Cappinskerraghe
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 190r
1642
Cappeskerry
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 193v (UF)
1642
Cappeskerry
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 232r
1642
Cappineskerry
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 170r
1642
Cappenskerry
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 275r
1643
Cappenskarry
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 341r
1660c
Cappanscurra & Clonkilly
[cf. Clonkilly House, bf An Cheapach Ard (#28342) lastuaidh]
BSD
1758
Skerry, Rosenallis
CGn. Imleabhar: 190, Leathanach: 305, Uimhir: 126936
1790
Skerries
CGn. Imleabhar: 423, Leathanach: 188, Uimhir: 275705
1819
Cappanaskerry
"Derrylamogue & Cappanaskerry—...Little district of the rocks"
Par. Stat. Imleabhar: III, Leathanach: 331
1823
Skerry
TAB
1838
Skerry
BS:AL Leathanach: La056,29
1838
Skerry
[No date]
Croasdal Map 1735:AL Leathanach: La056,29
1838
Skerry
Drogheda Map 1812:AL Leathanach: La056,29
1838
Sgairbh, 'a shallow ford'
OD:AL Leathanach: La056,29
1838
Skerry
OD:AL Leathanach: La056,29
2005
ˈskeriˑ
Áit.

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