BROWSE
townland
Mín Chúil an tSeascainn
genitive: Mhín Chúil an tSeascainn
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Meencoolasheskin
(English)

Glossary

English corner, nook
English smooth
English swamp, bog

Centrepoint

55.0847, -7.99762latitude, longitude
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Properties

GGaeltacht

Archival records

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Historical references

1833
Meencoolasheskan
BS:AL
1840
Meencoolashiskan "a smooth kindly spot at the back of a Swamp" Meen "a smooth kindly spot" Cool "back" Skeskan "a Swamp"
Ellison, Revd. J.:AL (DG)
1840
Mín Cuile Seascainn 'field of the back of the quaw'
OD:AL

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