BROWSE
townland
Sligeánach
genitive: Shligeánaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Sliganagh
(English)

Explanatory note

  • English

    place of shells, shards, fragments

Centrepoint

54.2221, -8.32678latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ʃliˈganə
Áit.
ˈʃligənə
Áit.
Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Sligeánach = Shelly or slaty land. Slige, diminutie sligeán, a shell, a thin slaty tone; Sligeánach, a place ‘full of’ those shells or slaty stones. Compare Sligeach, Sligo, shells or shell-mound. This word slige was, also, used to denote the iron grisset on three legs, used to melt tallow or grease in making rushlights. The grease or tallow was heated or melted in this cresset or grisset and the peeled rushes soaked in the hot grease "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Enclosure. On a knoll of rock outcrop (159). "
Nóta
1622
Sliggyinn
CPR Leathanach: 520b
1660c
Sliggannagh
BSD Leathanach: 74
1696
Sliganagh
Inq.(Li) Leathanach: 191
1736
Sliginny als Sliginagh
CGn. Leathanach: 86.216.60068
1817
Sleiganagh
Larkin
1835
Sliggane
Léarscáil: Fox
TAB Leathanach: (60:16/6)
1836
Sliganagh
BS:AL
1836
Sleiganagh
Larkin (Li)
1836
Sleig Annach
Orme, M.:AL
1836
Slegany
Peace, Clerk of:AL
1836
Sligeán:ach
pl:AL
1836
Sligeán:ach,
'shelly land'
OD:AL
1836
Sliganagh
OD:AL

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