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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the fairy mound, hillock
Baile fearainn mór fairsing é seo agus d’úsáidtí a ainm mar mhalairt teidil ar pharóiste Shrúbh Bó sa 16ú haois. Cf. an logainm stairiúil ‘Rathneshian’ < Ráth na Sián (?) “the ring-fort of the fairy mounds, hillocks” luaite faoi bf Baile Thomáis (#28509) i bpar. Chill Tíle.
Tá cur síos san Fhardal Seandálaíochta (www.archaeology.ie) ar an gcaisleán (Shaen Castle (in ruins) SO) agus ar Shíle na gCíoch a fuarthas ann. Is é Tomás Ó Conchúir na Suirbhéireachta a scríobh an litir ón bparóiste seo in 1838 ina ndeir ‘I had no time to go to Shane hill, when I was in the parish, to ascertain whether any of the Castle remains or not. I have been informed, however, by a creditworthy man, that no part of it exists’ (LSO I 180). Ní háirithe mar sin go dtagann an méid sin salach ar ráiteas an Donnabhánaigh in 1840 a luaitear san Fhardal ‘There was another figure of a similar character [.i. cosúil le Síle na gCíoch as Caisleán Bhéal Átha Fionnmhaí (#45932)] on the old castle of Shane in the Queen’s County’ in LSO Thiobraid Árann I 316B (lgh. ionsáite i ndiaidh lch.480), cé nach léir cén t-údar a bhí aige. Gan dabht chaith an Donnabhánach roinnt míosa i dTeach an Fhraoigh Mhóir (#28299) le Myles John O’Reilly sa bhliain 1830, ach deir Coote nach raibh sa chaisleán lena linn féin ach fothracha (Statistical Survey (1801) 136).
Centrepoint
Historical references
1549 |
Sian
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Carrigan MS Imleabhar: 46, Leathanach: 56 + 58 +62
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1551 |
Syan
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F Leathanach: 703
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1551 |
Syan
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F Leathanach: 703
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1551 |
Sian, Syan
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F Leathanach: 896
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1552 |
Shean
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F Leathanach: 928
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1557c |
Sheane
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P.R.O.L. Leathanach: 62/1
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1563 |
Syan alias Sean
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F Leathanach: 559
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1563c |
Shian
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1564c |
Sian als Sean
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1569 |
Shean
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F Leathanach: 1247
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1569 |
Syan alias Sean
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F Leathanach: 1353
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1570 |
the Sheane
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F Leathanach: 1488
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1570c |
Sithane
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Carew Mss. Leathanach: 635, 87
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1571 |
Sian alias Sean
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F Leathanach: 1720
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1573 |
the Shyan
John Whytney
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F Leathanach: 2345
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1595 |
the Sheane
Robert, son and heir of John Whitney
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F Leathanach: 5926
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1603 |
Sheane
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CPR Leathanach: 16
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1603 |
the Shean
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CPR Leathanach: 36
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1607 |
Shiane
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O Doyne Ms. Leathanach: 2
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1608 |
O'Heane or Sheane
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CPR Leathanach: 126
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1614 |
Shean al' Syan
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Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 4 J I
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1615 |
Shean otherwise Sian
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CPR Leathanach: 283
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1624 |
Shean
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CPR Leathanach: 578
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1642 |
Shane
William Whitney
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Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 232r
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1655 |
Shayne Castle
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1659 |
Shaine
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Cen. Leathanach: 497
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1660c |
Shayne
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BSD (La) Leathanach: 97
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1685 |
Shayne Castle
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1801 |
Sion, or Sheehan
"originally called Sion, or Sheehan"
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Stat. Surv. (La) Leathanach: 136
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1805 |
Shane
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1838 |
Shane
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BS:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
Shyan
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Carlisle Top Dic:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
Shyan
[Inq. 28 Eliz. :Archdall]
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Archdall:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
Shean
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
Shane
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CM:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
Shaen
[Thomas, Esqr., Proprietor]
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Kemmis:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
Shane
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HCons PR:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
Shean's Castle
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Seward Top. Hib.:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
Sion
[Record 20 R II AD 1397]
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Seward Top. Hib.:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
Shean alias Syan
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Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
Sidheán, 'a fairy mount'
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OD:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
Shaen
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OC (corr.):AL Leathanach: La061,17
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1838 |
[Shaen]
"…near to the house is the Castle Hill on which are the ruins of Shane Castle."
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Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La061,17
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2004 |
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