BROWSE
townland
Gíoscánach
genitive: Ghíoscánaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Geskanagh Glebe
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    place of creaking, grating (noises)?
    Féach gíoscán, 'grating…creaking…’, Foclóir Gaedhilge agus Béarla

  • English

    place of creaking, grating (noises)?
    Compare gíoscán, 'grating…creaking…’, Foclóir Gaedhilge agus Béarla

Centrepoint

54.2157, -8.22317latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˈgeskənə
Áit.
ˌgeˈskanə
Áit.
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Gíoscánach = A noisy place. Gíoscán, a grating noise. An old spelling of the word is Geyskenagh. "
Nóta
1660c
Gortneskeagh
BSD Leathanach: 62
1668
Gortniskeagh
ASE Leathanach: 161:34
1685
Gortneskea
Hib. Del.
1738
Geskenaugh
CGn. Imleabhar: 90.282.64314
1817
Geskanagh
Larkin
1835
Geascanagh
Léarscáil: Fox
TAB Leathanach: (60:16/6)
1835
Geskenagh
TAB Leathanach: 28 (60:16/7)
1835
Geskanagh
TAB Leathanach: 28 (60:16/7)
1836
Geyskonagh Glebe
BS:AL
1836
Geskanagh
Larkin (Li)
1836
Gortneskeagh?
DS:AL
1836
Geascanach
Orme, M.:AL
1836
Geskany
Peace, Clerk of:AL
1836
Gíoscea//n:ach
pl:AL
1836
Gíoscán:ach,
‘noisy place; whizzing'
OD:AL
1836
Geskanagh
OD:AL

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