Sceilpigh/Skelpy

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townland

Sceilpigh

genitive: Sceilpí

(Irish)

Skelpy

(English)

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Hierarchy

county

Dún na nGall/Donegal

barony

Ráth Bhoth Theas/Raphoe South

civil parish

An Urnaí/Urney

electoral division

An Urnaí Thiar/Urney West

Explanatory note

Gaeilge

place abounding in clefts, fissures?

Ainm stairiúil: Sceilpigh Mhic Giolla Domhnaigh

Mac Giolla Domhnaigh’s place abounding in clefts, fissures? Mac Giolla Domhnaigh – sloinne

Is é is dóichí ná gur foirm shubstainteach den aidiacht scailpeach, “(of rocks) cleft, fissured” (FGB) atá anseo. Foirm mhalartach de scailp a fhaightear i nDún na nGall is ea sceilp, agus i bhfianaise gurb é an guta -e- a léirítear sna foirmeacha béarlaithe den logainm ar fad, is cosúil go raibh a macasamhail i gceist san ainm seo freisin .i. scailpigh > sceilpigh. (JÓG, 06 Samhain 2024)
English

place abounding in clefts, fissures?

Historical name: Sceilpigh Mhic Giolla Domhnaigh

Mac Giolla Domhnaigh’s place abounding in clefts, fissures? Mac Giolla Domhnaigh – surname

This name appears to represent a substantive form of the noun scailpeach, “(of rocks) cleft, fissured” (FGB). Sceilp is a variant form of scailp found in Donegal, and given that the vowel -e- is represented in all of the historical anglicised forms of the name, it would seem that a similar variant was used here: scailpigh > sceilpigh. (JÓG, 06 Samhain 2024)

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Historical references

1715	SkelpieMaceldowney	CGn. 14.284.6233: Evans to Causland Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1715	Skelpie, Mauldowny	CGn. 23.543.14375: Evans to Evans Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1748	Skelpie	CGn. 133.210.90367: Connoly and other to McCausland Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1748	Skelpy	CGn. 135.51.90368: Connoly to Spence Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1749	Skelpy	CGn. 136.309.91491: Harper to Gillmand Clárlann na nGníomhas/Registry of Deeds Nóta: Tagraítear d'imleabhar, leathanach, gníomhas./Reference to volume, page, deed.
1830C	Skelpy	TAB 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.
1835c	Skelpy	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1835c	Skelpy	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1835c	Scailpeach; 'scailp is a word fo frequent occurrence in this county to denote a cliff or split in a rock'	OD:AL 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

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