http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/ Moderated discussion of placename studies in Ireland Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:39:36 GMT Janet Crawford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2281 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2281 Kay, My intent originally was to index the surnames in the Inquisitions, Grants, Fiants, etc. for Co. Tipperary only. I felt, however, that I would also have Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:10:25 GMT Northern Ireland Place-Name Project http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2280 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2280 Just to let people know - there is to be a revision of PH Reaney's 'British surnames' to which several thousand Irish surnames now current in Britain are being Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:46:41 GMT Kieran Jordan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2279 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2279 Yes, I've recently discovered this site and it is fantastic. You can toggle between the 1840, 1890 maps and the current aerial photos of the same view. It is Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:01:59 GMT Tony http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2278 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2278 I don't know how many of you are aware of this but the OSI seem to have finally come to their senses and made their (our) historic mapping available to browse Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:11:09 GMT Tony http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2277 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2277 Thank you Clare, I have downloaded the files. Janet, if you are interested I can burn them onto a cd for you if you pm an address. Tony Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:19:12 GMT Janet Crawford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2276 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2276 Clare, I am aware it is on there, but it is a large file and takes a bit to download and uses up my broadband quota. Easier to get to the library for me. Janet Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:10:05 GMT Clare Tuohy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2275 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2275 Janet Quote I'm currently picking out the names from the Civil Survey, a lot of which are names of fords, but not all. It's a pain to go over to the library Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:31:28 GMT Janet Crawford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2274 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2274 So let's complicate it a bit more. I have a Skeaghenneskery or Sheaghiniskerry, which I found translated as "Sgathan Iascaraigh", or Fisherman's shelter in Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:02:05 GMT Ed O Riordan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2273 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2273 Donal, Tony, Locals in Skeheenarinky pay little heed to Power's interpretation of the name Skeheenarinky...preferring instead a distant folk memory of the said Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:56:05 GMT Tony http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2272 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2272 Hi Donal, good point. While Scaghnerinnie and Skeheenarince appear in two different baronies, their names are very silmilar. Logainm.ie has a long note on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:45:41 GMT Donal De Barra http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2271 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2271 Could Scaghnerinnie be Skeheenarince, a village on the road between Mitchellstown and Caher? Donal From: Irish-Placename-Studies@yahoogroups.com Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:26:53 GMT jackk2846@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2270 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2270 Did you ever find anything pertaining to the Kinsellas or the Kavanaughs? Jack Kinsella In a message dated 10/15/2009 5:11:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:20:10 GMT Janet Crawford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2269 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2269 Tony, I think that is very clear and not too simple at all. Thank you for the extra information. For two such tiny parishes, Mora & Inishlaunaght, with tiny Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:38:02 GMT hydronaie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2268 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2268 ... Janet, The way I see it, Shanballyard, Clashavaddra, Decoy and Clonmore are all adjoining townlands more or less in a triangular shape, with Clashavaddra Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:11:41 GMT Tom Ikins http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2267 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2267 The National Archives has launched a digitised collection of early Irish maps (c.1558 – c.1610) from the State Papers Ireland at