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Name. |
County. |
Meaning. |
Saggart | Co Dublin; | Contracted from Tassagard, Irish Teach-Sacra [Tassacra], O'C. Cal., the house of St. Sacra, who flourished in the seventh century. |
Saint Mullins | Co Carlow | Irish name Tigh-Moling [Tee-Molling], O'C. Cal., the house of St. Moling, a native of Kerry, who erected a church there about the middle of the seventh century. See Timolin. |
Salt | Baronies of, in Kildare; see Leixlip. | |
Santry | Co Dublin | Sentreibh [Shantrev; Mart. Taml.], old tribe. |
Saul | Co Down | Near Downpatrick; Sabhall [Saul], a barn. Dichu, the prince of the surrounding district, was St. Patrick's first convert in Ireland; the chief made the saint a present of his barn, to be used temporarily as a church; and hence the place was called Sabhall-Patrick, St. Patrick's barn, now shortened to Saul. |
Scalp | Scealp [Scalp], a cleft or chasm. | |
Scarawalsh | Co Wexford | Irish name Sgairbh-a'-Bhreathnaigh [Scarriff-a-vranny], Walsh's scarriff or shallow ford (see Ballybrannagh); which, with an obvious alteration, has given name to the barony of Scarawalsh. |
Scardan | Scardaun: Scardan, a cataract. | |
Scarriff | Scairbh [Scarriv], a rugged shallow ford. | |
Scart | Scairt [Scart], a thicket or cluster. | |
Scartaglin | Co Kerry ; the thicket of the glen. | |
Scarteen | A little thicket or cluster. | |
Scartlea | Co Cork | Scairt-liath, grey thicket. |
Scarva | Scairbh [Scarriv], a rugged shallow ford. | |
Seagoe | Suidhe-Gobha [Seegow], the seat of St. Gobha [gow] or Gobanus. | |
Seapatrick | Patrick's seat (suidhe). | |
See | Suidhe [see], a seat or sitting place. | |
Seefin | Suidhe-Finn [Seefin], the seat of Finn Mac Coole. | |
Seein | Co Tyrone | Same as Seefin, with f aspirated and omitted (Suidhe-Fhinn). |
Seirkieran | Near Parsonstown. St. Ciaran or Kieran of Ossory, disciple of St. Finnian of Clonard, erected a monastery in the sixth century, at a place called Saighir [Sair], which was the name of a fountain; and after the saint's time it was called Saighir-Chiarain [Sairkeeran], now contracted to Seirkieran. | |
Seltan | A place of sallows. | |
Seskin | Sescenn, a marsh. | |
Sessia | Sessiagh; Seiseadh [shesha], the sixth part. | |
Shallon | Sealan, a hangman's rope, a gallows. | |
Shan | Sean [shan], old. | |
Shanaclogh | Seancloch, old stone castle. | |
Shanacloon | Old cloon or meadow. | |
Shanagarry | Old garry (garrdha) or garden. | |
Shanagolden | Co Limerick | Seangualann [Shanagoolan], old shoulder or hill. |
Shanakill | Old church. | |
Shanavally | Shanbally; old bally or town. | |
Shanbogh | Shanbo; old both or tent. | |
Shandon | Old dun or fortress | |
Shandrum | Old drum or ridge. | |
Shangarry | same as Shanagarry. Old garry (garrdha) or garden. | |
Shankill | Old church. | |
Shanmullagh | Old mullach or summit. | |
Shantallow | Sean-talamh [Shantalav], old land. | |
Shanvally | Old bally or town (b aspirated). | |
Shean | Sheean, Sheeaun; Sidhean [sheeaun], a fairy hill. | |
Shee | Sidh [shee], a fairy, a fairy hill. | |
Sheeroe | Red fairy hill. | |
Sheetrim | Sidh-dhruim [Sheedrim), fairy ridge. | |
Shelburne | Barony in Wexford; from the tribe of Siol-Brain (O'Dugan), the seed or progeny of Bran. | |
Shelmaliere | Co Wexford | The descendants of Maliere or Maelughra [Meelura]. |
Sheskin | Sescenn, a marsh. See Seskin. | |
Shillelagh | Co Wicklow | Siol-Elaigh (Sheelealy: O'Dugan], the seed or descendants of Elach. |
Shinrone | Co Offaly | In King's County; Suidhe-an-roin [Sheenrone], F. M., the seat of the ron, i. e. literally a seal, but figuratively a hirsute or hairy man. |
Shrone | Sron, a nose, a pointed hill. | |
Shruel | ||
Sion | Sidhean [sheeaun], a fairy mount. | |
Skagh | Sceach, a white thorn bush. | |
Skahanagh | Skehanagh; a place full of sceachs or white thorns. | |
Skeagh | Skea; the same as Skagh. | |
Skeheen | A little sceach or bush. | |
Skelgagh | A place of skelligs or rocks. | |
Skellig rocks | Off the coast of Kerry; Sceilig means a rock. | |
Skerries | Skerry; Sceir [sker], a sea rock; sceire [skerry], sea rocks. | |
Skreen | Skrine; Scrin [skreen], a shrine. | |
Sleaty | In Queen's County; sleibhte [Sleaty], F. M., i. e. mountains, the plural of sliabh: from the adjacent hills of Slieve Margy. | |
Slee | Slighe [slee], a road. | |
Slemish mountain | Co Antrim | On which St. Patrick passed his youth herding swine; Sliabh-Mis, the mountain of Mis, a woman's name. |
Sleveen | Little slieve or mountain. | |
Slieve | Sliabh [sleeve], a mountain. | |
Slieve Anierin | Co Leitrim | Sliabh-an-iarainn, the mountain of the iron; from its richness in iron ore. |
Slievebane | Slievebaun; white mountain. | |
Slievebeagh | A range of mountains on the borders of Monaghan, Fermanagh, and Tyrone; Sliabh-Beatha [Slieve Baha], F. M., the mountain of Bith, a legendary hero. | |
Slieve Bernagh | Co Down | And the east of Clare; Sliabh-bearnach, gapped mountain. See Lisdoonvarna. |
Slievebloom | Sliabh-Bladhma [Slieve-Blawma], F. M., the mountain of Bladh [Blaw], one of the Milesian heroes. | |
Slieveboy | Yellow mountain. | |
Slieve Corragh | Rugged mountain. | |
Slieve Donard | The highest of the Mourne mountains. Domhanghart [Donart], son of the king of Ulidia, and one of St. Patrick's disciples, built a little church on the very summit of this mountain; hence it was called Sliabh-Domhanghart, Donart's mountain, now anglicised Slieve Donard. Its ancient name was Slieve Slanga, from the bardic hero Slainge, the son of Parthalon, who was buried on its summit, where his carn is still to be seen. | |
Slieve Eelim | A mountain range east of Limerick; Sliabh-Eibhlinne [Slieve-Evlinne], Evlin's mountain. | |
Slieve Fuad | Near Newtownhamilton in Armagh; Fuad's mountain; from the Milesian hero Fuad, who was slain there. | |
Slieve League | Co Donegal | Sliabh-liag, the mountain of the flag-stones. |
Slieve Lougher | East of Castleisland in Kerry; Sliabh-luachra, rushy mountain. | |
Slieve Mish | Near Tralee; same as Slemish. | |
Slievenagriddle | Near Downpatrick; the mountain of the griddle; the griddle is a cromlech on the hill. | |
Slievenamon | Co Tipperary | Sliabh-na-mban, the mountain of the women. Full name Sliabh-na-mban-Feimhinn [Slievenamon-Fevin], the mountain of the women of Feimheann, the ancient territory surrounding it. |
Slievenamuck | The mountain of the pigs. | |
Slievereagh | Sliabh-riabhach, grey mountain. | |
Slieveroe; | Red mountain. | |
Slievesnaght | The mountain of the snow (sneacht). | |
Sligo | Named from the river: Sligeach [Sliggagh], F. M., shelly river (slig, a shell). | |
Sliguff | A corruption (see page 4) from Slighe-dhubh [Slee-duv], black road. | |
Slyne Head | Co Galway | Irish name Ceann-leama [Can-leama], the head of the lyme or leap (leim), which has been corrupted to the present name by changing m to n, and prefixing s. See Stabannon. |
Solloghod | Co Tipperary | Sulchoid [sollohed], F. M., sallow wood. |
Sonnagh | A mound or rampart. | |
Sragh, | Srah ; srath [srah], a river holm. | |
Srahan | Srahaun, Sraheen; little river holm. | |
Sroohill | ||
Srough | Sruth [sruh], a stream. | |
Sroughmore | Great sruth or stream. | |
Sruffaun | Sruthan [Sruhaun], a streamlet (p. 4). | |
Stabannon; | Corrupted from Tabannon, Bannon's house (teach), by prefixing s. See Slyne head. | |
Stackallen | Co Meath | Teach-Collain [Tacollan], F. M., Collan's house. |
Staholmog | Co Meath | St. Colmoc's or Mocholmoc's house. |
Stamullin | Co Meath | Maelan's house. |
Stang | A measure of land. | |
Stillorgan | Co Dublin | Tigh-Lorcain [Teelorcan], Lorcan's or Laurence's house or church |
Stonecarthy | Co Kilkenny | First syllable a corruption of stang: Carthy's stang or measure of land. |
Stonybatter | Co Dublin | Stony road: see Batterstown and Booterstown. |
Stook | Stuaic [stook], a pointed pinnacle. | |
Stookan | Stookeen; a little stook or pointed rock. | |
Stradbally | Sradbhaile [Sradvally], F. M., street-town; a town of one street. | |
Stradone | Stradowan; Srath-doimhin [Sradowan], deep srath or river holm. | |
Stradreagh | Grey street. | |
Straduff; | Black river holm. | |
Straffan | Co Kildare | Same as Sruffaun. |
Straid | Strade, Sraud; Sraid [Sraud], a street. | |
Strancally | Co Cork | Near Youghal; Sron-caillighe [Srone-cally], the hag's nose or point. |
Strangford Lough | Co Down | A Danish name; strong fiord or bay, from the well-known tidal currents at its entrance. Irish name Loch Cuan. |
Struell | Co Down | Fast stream. Struell Wells bath house. |
Sylaun | A place of sallows. |
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