Binn Mhaoiscin/Benwiskin

Hierarchy

mountain or mountain range

Binn Mhaoiscin

genitive: Bhinn Mhaoiscin

(Irish)

Benwiskin

(English)

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Glossary

binn, beann

English peak, cliff

Hierarchy

county

Sligeach/Sligo

barony

Cairbre/Carbury

civil parish

Ros Inbhir/Rossinver

Áth Iomghlaise/Ahamlish

Historical references

1819	Benweeskin	Larkin (Sl) Grand Jury Map of Sligo (Larkin)
1836	Benweesken	Larkin (Sl):AL Grand Jury Map of Sligo (Larkin) ex AL
1836	Benweesken	Bar. Map 1769:AL Bar. Map 1769, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1836	Benweeskin	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	[Benweeskin] "In the west of Rossinver parish being the boundary of it, and part of Ahamplis & Dunncliff"	Situation:AL Cuir síos ar shuíomh na háite in Ainmleabhair na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / description of the location's situation in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1836	[Benweeskin] "A bold,precipitous range of limestone rocks, lying nearly S.E and N.W., and extending in this distinction an Irish mile"	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40
1836	Benn Bhaiscin, "Buneeskin's peak"	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	Ben Bweeskin	LSO Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/Ordnance Survey Letters
1836	Binn Bhaoiscin, Benweeskin	LSO Litreacha na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/Ordnance Survey Letters
2016	bən ˈwiːskən/ /bən ˈwiskən	Áit. Fianaise áitiúil, ar théip go hiondúil, ar coimeád i gcartlann an Bhrainse Logainmneacha. Bliain: 1952-

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