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Inis Píc
genitive: Inis Píc
(Irish)
Spike Island
(English)

Glossary

inis, inse
English island; river meadow

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    island of —
    Ní léir brí Píc sa logainm seo

  • English

    island of —
    The meaning of Píc in this placename is unclear

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51.8345, -8.28705latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1199
Inispich
Pont. Hib. Leathanach: 107
1541
Inyspyke
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 345
1655
Spike Island [ P. Clonmel]
DS (P)
1659
Spike Island
Cen. Leathanach: 237
1685
Spil Island
Hib. Del.
1841
Innyspicke (Castell of)
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Co375,8
1841x
Inis píce
[scriosta]
OC:AL Leathanach: Co375,8
1841
Spike Island
OD:AL Leathanach: Co375,8
1841
[Spike Island]
"There is an unfinished fortification…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Co375,8
1841
Spike Island
BS:AL Leathanach: Co375,8
1841
Spike Island
O'Sullivan, P.:AL Leathanach: Co375,8
1841
Spike Island
Inq. G. & M.:AL Leathanach: Co375,8
1923
I got the name Oileán na Spíce locally but this is evidently of modern manufacture, though O'Longan so called the place in 1798
PRIA 36 C 11 Leathanach: 202
1989
Inis Píc
Gasaitéar

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