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Licín Uí Shearraigh
genitive: Licín Uí Shearraigh
(Irish)
Lackanchurrig Rock
(English)
Glossary
Ó, Uí, Uíbh
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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
Licín Shearraigh?; Féach 'Dennis Hurrig Neal' TAB 1 (1831);
Centrepoint
51.9118, -10.3651latitude, longitude
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Historical references
| 1843 |
'Lhicka na Hurrig Rocks (leaca an churraigh)'; 'Lackanchurrig rocks (rocks of the Currach, or Canoe).' JOD
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Mem. SO (Ci) Leathanach: 720
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| 1968 |
l′ ɪ′ˌk′iːn′iːˈhurɪg′
'[ˈhurɪg′] is searrach [ʃəˈrɑx], from a colt they got the nickname' SÓN; '[dəˈhurɪgz] they were O Neills' SÓN
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Áit. Cainteoir: SÓN, Uimhir : T203b2
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| 1970 |
ˌl′i′k′iːn′iːˈhurɪg′
MUíS, T199a1; I suppose it was called after the man that was there, ˌdunəxəoːˈhurɪg′, the O'Neills, they used to call them the ˈhurɪgz ... my mother, Cáit Ní *Shearraigh [ˌkɑːt′n′iːˈhurɪg′] ibid.
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