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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,

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