Bun Sceilige/Bunskellig

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Hierarchy

townland

Bun Sceilige

genitive: Bhun Sceilige

validated name (What is this?)

(Irish)

Bunskellig

(English)

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Glossary

bun

English (river-)mouth, bottom(-land)

Hierarchy

county

Corcaigh/Cork

barony

Béarra/Bear

civil parish

Cill Chaitiairn/Kilcatherine

Centrepoint

51.7225, -9.89178latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1827	Bunskelly	TAB Leathanach: 9 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1841	Bunskillig	BS:AL Leathanach: Co201,10 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1841	Bunskillig	O'Sullivan, J.:AL Leathanach: Co201,10 O'Sullivan, J.:AL
1841	Bun sceilge, 'i.e. fort of the skellig or sea rock'	OD:AL Leathanach: Co201,10 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1841	Bunskellig	OD:AL Leathanach: Co201,10 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1972-3	Bun Sceilge a conical rock rising some hundreds of feet above its base.	Dinnseanchas Leathanach: 5.12 Dinnseanchas (iris an Chumainn Logainmneacha, 1964-77) Bliain: 1964-77

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