BROWSE
townland
An Sponcán
genitive: an Sponcáin
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Spunkane
(English)

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51.8433, -10.1636latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Spunkan
DS Leathanach: 8
1660c.
Spunkane
BSD Leathanach: 35, 8
1685
Spunkan
Hib. Del.
1686
Spunkane
ASE Leathanach: 279, 28
1756
Spouncane
CGn. Uimhir: 178.441.119533
1756
Spunkane
Smith Hist. Kerry, map
1826
Spunkane North, South
TAB Leathanach: 1
1841
Spunkaun
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spunkaun
BM:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spunkaun
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spunkane
TAB:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spounkane
TAB:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Sponkane
TAB:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spuncaan
Nimmo Bar. Map 1811:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spunkane
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spoonkane
Petty Sessions Reg.:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spunkan
Vallancey Map:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spunkane
ASE:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spunkaun
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spunkane
Par. Reg.:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spuncane
Map (Lansdowne, Marquis o Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spunkane
Rental:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spúncán, 'a place abounding in the herb "colt's foot"'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1841
Spúncán
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci037,44
1927c
ar a' Spúncán
LSh. Í Chonaill Leathanach: 279
1933
an Spúncáin (gin.)
Béal. Imleabhar: VIII, Leathanach: 186
1956
An Spúncán
Gein. - An Spúncáin. Spúncán .i. Áit 'na bhfásann spunc.
Uí Ráthach Leathanach: 46
1998
spuːŋˈkɑːn
Áit.

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