http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/ Moderated discussion of placename studies in Ireland 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 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:16:19 GMT Tom Ikins http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2266 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2266 -- Tom Ikins The Roman Map of Britain http://www.romanmap.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:57:16 GMT Janet Crawford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2265 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2265 Tony, The only thing I can add at the moment is that Decoy is als. Ciaran's Trench als. Teampall MoChuana (St. Cuana). Clashavaddra, from what I understand is Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:40:05 GMT Janet Crawford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2264 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2264 Perfect, Tony. If it is the lake OF..., there must perhaps have been a townland there also. I'll see what I can do with the other townland names a little Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:35:52 GMT hydronaie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2263 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Irish-Placename-Studies/message/2263 ... On top of all that, I have found an exact location for Leghetagkairaghe. The Civil Survey 1654-56 for Tipperary has the following on p.307 under