Irish local names explained
Irish local names explained
Irish local names explained
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<strong>Irish</strong> Local Names ex])lainecl. 81<br />
Seapatrick ; Patrick's seat {suidhe).<br />
See ; suidhe [see], a seat or sitting place.<br />
Seefin; Suidhe- Finn [Seefin], the seat of Finn Mac Coole.<br />
Seein in Tyrone; same as ISeefin, with /aspirated and<br />
omitted {Suidhe-Fhinn).<br />
Seirkieran near Parsonstown, St. Ciaran or Kieran of<br />
Ossory, disciple of St. Pinnian of Clonard, erected a<br />
monastery in the sixth century, at a place called<br />
Saighir [Sair], which was the name of a fountain ;<br />
and after the saint's time it was called Saighir-<br />
Chiarain [Sairkeeran], now contracted to Seirkieran.<br />
Seltan ; a place of sallows.<br />
Seskin ; Sescenn, a marsh.<br />
Sessia, Sessiagh ; Seiseadh [shesha], the sixth part.<br />
Shallon ; Sealdn, a hangman's rope, a gallows.<br />
Shan ; Sean [shan], old.<br />
Shanaclogh ; Seancloch, old stone castle.<br />
Shanacloon ; old cloon or meadow.<br />
Shanagarry ; old garry (garrdha) or garden.<br />
Shanagolden in Limerick; Seangualann [Shanagoolan],<br />
old shoulder or hill.<br />
Shanakill ; old church.<br />
Shanavally, Shanbally; old I ally or town.<br />
Shanbogh, Shanbo ; old both or tent.<br />
Shandon ; old dim or fortress.<br />
Shandrum ; old drum or ridge.<br />
Shangarry ; same as Shanagarry.<br />
Shankill ; old church.<br />
Shanmullagh ; old midlach or summit.<br />
Shantallow; Sean-talamh [Shantalav], old land.<br />
Shanvally ; old lally or town {h aspirated).<br />
Shean, Sheean, Sheeaun; Sidhedn [sheeaunl, a fairy<br />
hill.<br />
Shee; sidh [shee], a fairy, a fairy hill,<br />
Sheeroe ; red fairy hill.<br />
Sheetrim; Sidh-dhruim [^^heedivim), fairy ridge.<br />
Shelburne barony in Wexford; from the tribe of Siol-<br />
Srain (O'Dugan), the seed or progeny oi Bran.<br />
Shehnaliere in Wexford; the descendants of Muliere or<br />
Maelughra [Meelura].<br />
Sheskin; Sescenn, a marsh. See Seskin,