BROWSE
townland
An Sián
genitive: an tSiáin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Shean
(English)

Glossary

English fairy mound

Centrepoint

53.3026, -7.06657latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1550
Glayshnegamore
Offaly Survey
1550
Syane
Offaly Survey
1551
Syan
F Leathanach: 691
1558c
The Shean
P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 63/7
1563c
Shian
Cotton Map
1563
Shanbally
F
1563
the Shean
F Leathanach: 474
1566
Shene
F Leathanach: 843
1569
Shanbaylie
F Leathanach: 1347
1569
Shean, the
F Leathanach: 1347
1597
Shanbally
F Leathanach: 6078
1597
Shean, the
F Leathanach: 6078
1618
le Shean
CPR Leathanach: 367
1618
Shanbally
CPR Leathanach: 367
1619
Shanbally
CPR Leathanach: 444
1659
Lyan
Cen. Leathanach: 436
1660c
Siam, Codd Cloncannon &
BSD (UF) Leathanach: 14
1660c
Syan
BSD (UF) Leathanach: Index
1837
Shean
BS:AL
1837
Shean
Murray, T.:AL
1837
Siadhán, a fairy mount
OD:AL

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