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Seilsceir
ginideach: Sheilsceire
(Gaeilge)
Saint Selskar's
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  • English

    The evidence for this place-name demonstrates that St. Selskar’s is a misnomer. The early historical examples clearly demonstrate that the parish church was dedicated to Saint Peter (and Saint Paul), e.g. ‘Sancti Petri de Selescar’ (1), ‘Ap[ostoli] petri [e]t pauli de Sellesker iuxta Weysford’ (3). Selskar is actually the name of the area in which the now-ruined church is located (cf. AIW 1481; Colfer, 2002 p.16). Some examples from the seventeenth century such as ‘Selker’ (14) and ‘Selkar’s’ (18a) indicate that a local pronunciation may have dropped the internal -s-. With the replacement of the patrons’ names with the place-name, e.g. ‘parish church of Selskyer’ (7c), this appears to have produced the confused form ‘in p[ar]och’ s[an]c[t]i Selcar’’ (“in the parish of Saint Selcar”) (19). This reference is found alongside ‘in p[ar]och’ s[an]c[t]i Iber’’ (“in the parish of Saint Iberus”). This ghost-name ‘[Saint] Selcar’ may then have led to the erroneous association of the parish with the Saint Sepulchre (“the Holy Sepulchre”) (cf. Grattan Flood, 1916 p.130–1).

    In regard to the etymology of Selskar, it has been noted above (see Introduction) that it is one of the rarely occurring place-names of Norse derivation in the county. Its precursor most likely meant “seal-rock, seal-skerry”, and the modern form Selskar can be compared to Icelandic selr “seal” and sker “a skerry, an isolated rock in the sea” (see Ice. Dict. s.vv. selr, sker). Notably, Selskar is also the name of a rock located southeast of Bannow Bay, which indicates further Norse activity there (see ARKLOW (#53583), par. Clonmines).

    Given the antiquity of this place-name, it must have come to English through the medium of Irish (cf. ST. DOOLOGE’S (#2611), par.). No evidence of this Irish form survives, however. The Irish version proposed here, Seilsceir, is a phonetic approximation based on the loanword sceir “reef” (see Flanagan & Flanagan, 1994 p.139; see also FGB).

    [Excerpt from Logainmneacha na hÉireann IV: Townland Names of County Wexford, 2016]

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Tagairtí stairiúla

1212
Sancti Petri de Selescar
Reg. Kilm. Leathanach: 140
1308
Seleqker (Chronicles of Tintern)
Hore Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 46
1355
prior and convent of SS. Peter and Paul, Selisker by Wexford
III 544-565
CPL
1437
Silaskair
CPL viii 619-624
CPL
1437
Selskyr
CPL viii 656-664
CPL
1439-46
SS. Peter and Paul's, Selleskerre
CPL IX 68-74 To the prior of SS. Peter and Paul's, Selleskerre by Wexford (juxta Weysfordiam), in the diocese of Ferns, and the archdeacon of Ferns. Mandate, at the recent petition of the Cistercian abbot and convent of St. Mary, Tintern (de Tynternia alias de Voto), in the diocese of Ferns—containing that formerly the late Thomas, bishop of Ferns, appropriated to them, with the consent of the dean and chapter of Ferns, the parish church of Kynnech in the said diocese, in the bishop's gift, on its voidance by the resignation of the late Nicholas Fitznicholl' to the said bishop, and reserved a portion for a perpetual vicar; and that they hold possession of the said church, whose value, after deducting the said portion, does not exceed 6 marks sterling, that of the said monastery not exceeding 100l. sterling—if they find the facts to be as stated, to confirm the said appropriation. Hiis que pro monasteriorum. (An. and Ja. de Ugolinis.
CPL
1461–1483
Aploz. petri t pauli de Sellesker iuxta Weysford
Statute Rolls Ire. Ed. IV Leathanach: 124
1462
Scelskyr
CPL
1470
SS. Peter and Paul's, Selskere by Wexford (iuxta Weysfordiam),
CPL xii 778-780
CPL
1537
Monastir of Selskyr yuned to Saynt pet'
Hore Imleabhar: V, Leathanach: 139
1539
Selskyer
Hore Imleabhar: V, Leathanach: 146
1540
parish church of Selskyer and Tullough (Priory of Selskar)
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 370
1540
Monastrie of Selskyre...house of Selskyr
Hore Imleabhar: V, Leathanach: 145
1540
Priory of Selsker,
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 367
1540
Rectory of Shelskyer (Priory of Selskar)
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 368
1540
Selskere
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 367
1542
priory of SS Peter and Paul of Shelsker, (Parker)
F Alt: 343
1547
Solskyr
Hore Imleabhar: V, Leathanach: 155
1550
Selskier (Parker)
F Alt: 617
1567
Selsker
F Alt: 955
1582
Selsher
F Alt: 4002
1587
Selsker
F Alt: 5115
1605
Selskar (Hen. Wallop)
CPR Leathanach: 83b
1610
Selker...of Selsker
CPR Leathanach: 168ab
1610
Selsker (Wallop)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 7 J I
1618
Selsker (Phil. Deveroux)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 20 J I
1631
Selsker’s parish (Phil. Hore)
Inq. Lag. Alt: 60 C I
1663
Selkar’s parish
Inq. Lag. Alt: 3 C II
1666
Selker’s alias St. Peter’s parish
ASE Leathanach: 50
1668
Sekskert-steet (Payne, Andrews, Clayton)
ASE Leathanach: 141
1668
Selkar’s als St. Peter’s par.
ASE Leathanach: 181
1697
poc. sci. Selcar
Inq. Lag. Alt: 1 WIII
1840
Priory of regular canons. Called also the Priory of St. Peter and St. Paul of Selskar; the Danes are said to have been the founders, and the family of Roche, the Patrons of the place, were munificient benefactors (War. Mon.)
LSO (LG) Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 32, 32

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