BROWSE
townland
Sciodarnach
genitive: Sciodarnaí
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Skiddernagh
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    wet, bad land
    < sciodar

  • English

    wet, bad land
    < sciodar, 'dregs; scour, diarrhoea'

Centrepoint

53.8294, -9.19138latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1606
Skiderny, the qter of
Westport Est. Pap. Leathanach: 888/4(1)
1617
Skidernagh
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: II.199
1635
Skidernagh, the qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §312V
1661
Skiddurnagh 1 Qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 74
1677
Skidernagh 1 qr.
ASE Leathanach: 240
1680
Slignagh ½ qr. [sic]
ASE Leathanach: 269
1685
Skidurna
Hib. Del.
1710c
Skiddernagh 1 qr.
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 137b
1710c
Skydarnagh
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 153b
1737
Skidernagh
CGn. Imleabhar: 87.461.62588
1787
Skiddarragh 1 qr.
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.70, 509
1787
Skydernagh 1 qr
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.70, 584
1830
Skiddernagh
Bald Leathanach: 14
1830
Skiddernagh
TAB Leathanach: §28
1838
Skiddarnagh
OC:AL Leathanach: ME120,18
1838
Skiddernagh
BS:AL Leathanach: ME120,18
1838
Skiddernagh
BM:AL Leathanach: ME120,18
1838
Skidernagh
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: ME120,18
1838
Scruttenagh
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME120,18
1838
Skidernagh
Strafford:AL Leathanach: ME120,18
1838
Sciodarnach, 'i.e. puddle'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME120,18
1838
Sciodarnach
pl:AL Leathanach: ME120,18
1838
Skiddernagh
OD:AL Leathanach: ME120,18
1838
[Skiddernagh]
"There are two forts in the N. & S. parts of this townland" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME120,18

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