BROWSE
townland
Scartánaigh
genitive: Scartánaí
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Scartana
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    place of small thickets
    Foirm chalctha den logthuiseal de Scartánach < scartán, foirm dhíspeagtha de scairt, is dócha.

  • English

    place of small thickets
    Petrified dative of Scartánach, prob. < scartán, diminutive of scairt, 'thicket'.

  • English

    place of small thickets, coverts

Centrepoint

52.3386, -7.9591latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1654
Skartany
CS I Leathanach: 363
1655
Scartany
DS
1655
Scartany
DS (s) (TÁ)
DS (s) (TÁ)
1669
Scartany
ASE Leathanach: 191
1703
Scartany
ASE Leathanach: 371
1730
Scartany
CGn. Leathanach: 64.499.44897
1733
Scarteny
CGn. Leathanach: 73.359.51420
1741
Scartany
CGn. Leathanach: 100.534.71599
1840
Scartana
BS:AL
1840
Scairt Anna, 'Anna's cluster'
AL
1985
skartˈaeːnə
Áit.

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