Local Townlands in the Sliabh gCua area

Seskinane Parish

The name signifies "Little Sedgy Moor", and is written Seskynnane in an Inquisition of Jas. About two-thirds of the parish are in this barony: the remainder belongs to Glenahiry. The Parish, which is Irish-speaking and of great extent, is an elevated plateau. Bog and mountain names abound, while of other names that are generally interesting there is a fair proportion. The name Sliabh gCua has come in recent times to be applied to Seskinane, but the former is a misnomer, as it is quite clear, both from the Irish lives of saints and from the annals, that Slieve Gua is the ancient name of the whole Knockmealdown mountain range and not of its any particular portion. Donnchadh Ruadh spent a considerable portion of his life in this parish, and here too flourished, at the same time, the local poets, Thomas O'Noran and Maire Ni Donnagain, still honoured in popular memory. The ruined church near the middle of the parish is extremely interesting, not indeed architecturally, but from the fact that many of its door and window lintels are ogham inscribed. Within the parish are the identified sites of at least four further early churches. A number of the principal townland names of the locality, with the characteristics of each place, are strung together in the following rhyme, which is probably the composition of one of the many 18th century "Poor scholars" who took of the hospitality of the parish.

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Ballinamult
Ballynaguilkee
Blantashowre
Boolavoonteen
Cahernaleague
Carrigbrack
Cloonancogaile
Corradoon
Doon
Glenaneane
Kilcooney
Knockboy
Lackendarra
Reanadampaun
Touraneena

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