BROWSE
townland
Móinín na Sionnach
genitive: Mhóinín na Sionnach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Moneenshinnagh
(English)

Glossary

móin, mónaidh
English bogland
English small bogland
sionnach, sionnaigh, seannach
English fox

Centrepoint

54.3016, -8.13004latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Móinín-Sionach = Little bog of the foxes "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Rath. On a slight rise (115). Cashel. On the N-facing slope of a low ridge (115). Souterrain (site). ‘Cave.’ There is a record of an underground passage… (136) Souterrain. ‘Cave.’ A single lintel with an opening (136). Earthwork (site). On a S-facing slope (169) "
Nóta
n/a
"Molta i gcomhfhreagras, Márta 2003: Móinín na Sionnach (“The placename was written Moneensinagh in 1740 in a land transaction between Mrs. Shelbourne and Fox… the association of the surname Fox with this townland may be a mere coincidence.”)"
Nóta
1660c
Monneshinnagh
BSD Leathanach: 70
1661
Monyshenagh
Inq. Leathanach: 186
1729
?Mullanshanagh
CGn. Leathanach: 72.12.49464
1740
Moneensinagh
(Shelbourne à Fox)
CGn. Imleabhar: 101.14.69551
1817
Mullanashinagh
Larkin
1835
Mullinashenagh
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs,69-68 (60:16/5)
1836
Monenshinagh
"See page 32, Book 2"
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Monenshinagh
BS:AL
1836
Moneenashinnagh
Cullen, D.:AL
1836
Moneenshinnagh
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Moneenashinagh
James:AL
1836
Moinín sionnach
'little bog of the foxes'
OD:AL
1836
Monenshinnagh
OD (corr.):AL
1852
Moneenshinnagh
(Algeo/Tate)
Leitrim Vot. 1852 Leathanach: 463
2003
Móinín na Sionnach
PÓC

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