BROWSE
civil parishtownland
An Baile Nua nó Scadharc
genitive: an Bhaile Nua, Scadhairce
(Irish)
Newtown or Skirk
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead
English new

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    An Baile Nua — Ní mhaireann aon tagairt don leagan Gaeilge den logainm Newtown ach ní hannamh sin (cf. bf An Baile Nua (#27759)).

    Mar le Scadharc de, féach tuilleadh tagairtí stairiúla faoi ainm an pharóiste (#1458). Tá an fhianaise luath, m.sh. 1294 ‘Scatheryck’, 1316 ‘Scatheryk’, breá soiléir mar réadú ar scaderc na Meán-Ghaeilge, a raibh an fhuaim /ð/ ag -d- (-dh-) fós ann. Bhí an fhuaim seo imithe as an nGaeilge faoi lár an 14ú haois — mar atá le feiscint in 1351 ‘Skaryk’. (Seanlitriú atá i 1500c ‘Skathryk’.)

    Ní léir cad atá i gceist le scadharc (< scáth + derc “mirror”, www.dil.ie) mar logainm anseo, áfach. Tá samplaí eile i Loch Garman (#53623) agus sa Mhí (#38271), agus tá cnoic le fáil sna háiteanna seo go léir — d’fhéadfadh sé mar sin gur bhrí éigin cosúil le ‘radharc’ a bhí leis (féach Ó Crualaoich, Logainmneacha na hÉireann IV: Ainmneacha na mbailte fearainn, Co. Loch Garman s.n. Scark).

Centrepoint

52.9109, -7.66497latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1317
Schatherig
COD Imleabhar: I, 501
1601
Skeirke
F Leathanach: 6551
1601
Newtowne?
James O Duegyn
F Alt: 6551
1655
Lisballiteig
DS
1655
Sheirke
DS
1655
Lisballyteige etc
DS Par. (Reeves)
1655
Shierke & c.
DS Par. (Reeves)
1655
Lisballyteige
DS (Terr.)
1655
Rathintubbride
DS (Terr.)
1655
Sheirke
DS (Terr.)
1655
Sheirkhill
DS (Terr.)
1655
Skeirkhill
DS (Terr.)
1659
Sheirk
Cen. Leathanach: 495
1660c
Garureagh & Skeirkehill
BSD (La) Leathanach: 144
1660c
Lissballyteige
BSD (La) Leathanach: 144
1660c
Rathintubbrid
BSD (La) Leathanach: 144
1660c
Skeirke
BSD (La) Leathanach: 144
1667
Garrureagh
ASE Leathanach: 117
1667
Lissballyteige
ASE Leathanach: 117
1667
Rathintubrid
ASE Leathanach: 117
1667
Skirke
ASE Leathanach: 117
1667
Skirkehill
ASE Leathanach: 117
1685
Lisballiteige
Hib. Del.
1805
Skirk
Cahill (La)
1838
Newtown
HCSV:AL Leathanach: LA058,9
1838
Newtown
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: LA058,9
1838
Newtown or Skirk
Steele, W.:AL
1838
Newtown or Skirk
Whelan, T.:AL Leathanach (AL): LA058,9
1838
Newtown
GJP:AL Leathanach: LA058,9
1838
Skirk
Cahill:AL Leathanach (AL): LA058,9
1838
Skeirkhill
DS:AL Leathanach: LA058,9
1838
Newtown Skirk
OD:AL Leathanach (AL): LA058,9
1838
Newtown or Skirk
BS:AL
1838
Newtown or Skirke, Lisbellytighe
O'Maher, J.:AL

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