BROWSE
townland
Baile an Sceardáin
genitive: Bhaile an Sceardáin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Ballyskerdane
(English)

Glossary

English townland, town, homestead

Centrepoint

51.9905, -8.4271latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1634
?Ballyscarnanigge
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: iv, 265
1797
Ballyscurdan
CGn. Leathanach: 508.443.331451
1811
Ballyscardine
Bath
1827
Baile an Sceardáin
Scríobh. Chorc. Leathanach: 63
1841
Ballyskerdane
BS:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1841
Ballyskerdane
Murphy, J.:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1841
Ballynaskerdane
Donohue, P.:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1841
Ballyskerdane
Flynn, P.:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1841
Ballynskerdane
Neenan, D.:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1841
Ballynskerdane
Foley, J.:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1841
Ballyscardane
Old Map:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1841
Ballyscarnanigge
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1841y
Baile na scardán / sciortán, 'town of the small cataracts / town of small insects or worms'
OD:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1841
Baile na sgeartán, 'or' sgiorrtán
"A small worm destructive to wheat / corn in the blade." [Nóta E. C. / pl]
dúch:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1841
Ballyskerdane
OD:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1841
Ballynskerdan
Driscoll, T.:AL Leathanach: Co355,15
1923
Baile na Sciardán - "Village of the Wind Blast"
PRIA 36 C 11 Leathanach: 193

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