BROWSE
townland
An Ceann Beag
genitive: an Chinn Bhig
(Irish)
Canbeg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
ceann, cionn
English head, headland

Centrepoint

54.1794, -8.04224latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Ceann beag = Little head or height. …The River Shannon forms its eastern boundary. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Rath. At the crest of the N-facing slope of a drumlin c.40mm W of the River Shannon (64). Cashel. On the severe SE-facing slope of a drumlin c.200m W of the River Shannon (64). Sweathouse. At the bottom of a W-facing slope and built into a field wall just to E of farmhouse (219). "
Nóta
1621
Canbegg
CPR Leathanach: 530b
1660c
Keannbegger
BSD Leathanach: 74
1834?
Canbeg
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs, 9 (60:16/8)
1836
Canbeg
BS:AL
1836
Kanbeg
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Canbeg
Peace, Clerk of:AL
1836
Ceann beag
pl:AL
1836
Ceann beag
'little head'
OD:AL
1836
Canbeg
"Made 'Kinbeg' in Ulster." [Nóta OD]
OD:AL

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