BROWSE
townland
An Scartach
genitive: an Scartaigh
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Scart
(English)

Explanatory note

  • English

    the place of thickets

  • English

    the place of thickets, coverts

Centrepoint

52.3111, -7.93314latitude, longitude
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Historical references

ˈsgɑrt′
Cártaí Beaga
1596
Scattaghbegg
Inq. Leathanach: I.250
1601
Scartagh, Scartaghbeg
F Leathanach: 6532
1601
Skarteghbeg
F Leathanach: 6521
1601
Scartaghbeg
F Leathanach: 6583
1603
Skartagh
F Leathanach: 6765
1624
Scartaghbegg, Scartaghbogg
CPR Leathanach: XLIV.38.578b
1654
Skartaghbegg
CS I Leathanach: I.333,364,367.368
1654
Skartagh
CS I Leathanach: I.336,371
1655
Scartaghbeg
DS
1662
Scartagh
Inq. Leathanach: III.326
1666-7
Sachthabegg
HMR (TÁ) Leathanach: 92
1710
Scartabegg
CGn. Leathanach: 5.124.1426
1730
Scartibeg
CGn. Leathanach: 64.499.44897
1733
Scartaghbegg
CGn. Leathanach: 86.275.60332
1840
Scart, Scart Beg
BS:AL
1840
scairt
pl:AL
1840
scairt
AL
1840
Scairt beag, 'little thicket'
AL
1952
Scairt, Scairt Bheag
PN Decies Leathanach: 335
1985
skart
Áit.

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