BROWSE
townland
An Sceach
genitive: na Sceiche
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Skeagh
(English)

Glossary

sceach, sceich, sceith
English hawthorn, thorn-bush

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the hawthorn, thorn-bush

    Is cosúil gur sceath in /-h/ an fuaimniú a bhí ar sceach i nGaeilge na háite in 1838 (cf. 1838 ‘na sceath’ arís faoi bf Machaire na Sceach (#28712)). Breacadh síos na foirmeacha seo ó bhéalaibh Gaeilgeoirí áitiúla (féach nóta faoi par Achadh Bhó (#1412)).

Centrepoint

52.9292, -7.49949latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1838
Skagh
BS:AL Leathanach: La004,33
1838
Skagh
Campion, D.:AL Leathanach: La004,33
1838
Skeagh
OD (corr.):AL Leathanach: La004,33
1838
Skagh
Lalor, J.:AL Leathanach: La004,33
1838y
Sceach, 'a bush or thorn'
OD:AL Leathanach: La004,33
1838x
Sceath
pl:AL Leathanach: La004,33
1838
Sceath
pron.:AL Leathanach: La004,33
1838
Skagh
Roe, W.:AL Leathanach: La004,33
1838
Skagh
Thacker, Rev.:AL Leathanach: La004,33
2004
sgˈɑk
Áit.
2004
sgʝɑk
Áit.

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