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kevinandmary80 Member Posts: 4 |
posted 30 June 2009 11:04 AM
  
My late mother-in-late often spoke lovingly of her homeplace near Holycross in Co. Tipperary. It sounded like Shepari with the emphasis on the last i. It does not sound like an Irish placename to me. Can anybody throw any light on it? Go raibh maith agaibh Mary IP: Logged |
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enfield Moderator Posts: 502 |
posted 30 June 2009 01:35 PM
I live in Holycross and the only place that sounds remotely like is Shevry pronounded locally as shev-air-eye and is in the parish of Upperchurch not a million miles from here. Regards. Tom IP: Logged |
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kevinandmary80 Member Posts: 4 |
posted 30 June 2009 02:27 PM
Thank you. That is it! I remember she spoke about Upperchurch. Was wondering about the origin of the name. Go raibh míle maith agat Mary IP: Logged |
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enfield Moderator Posts: 502 |
posted 30 June 2009 03:19 PM
Upperchurch is a parish up in the mountains. There is even a lower Church below it, believe it or not. There is a great music session in Phil Murrays pub there of a Monday. Regards. Tom. IP: Logged |
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kevinandmary80 Member Posts: 4 |
posted 30 June 2009 04:57 PM
Is there a placename called Lowerchurch as well? I have been looking at Irish Placemames by Deirdre and Laurence Flanagan but can find nothing which would indicate the meaning of the name Shevry. The only "she" sound that I can think of is sean as is old. Le gach dea-ghuí Mary IP: Logged |
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enfield Moderator Posts: 502 |
posted 30 June 2009 05:05 PM
Not a placename, an actual Church, there is an upper Church and there is a lower Church. Regards. Tom. IP: Logged |
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Sloinne Member Posts: 8 |
posted 06 July 2009 06:20 PM
quote: the placename database at logainm.ie gives the Irish name for Shevry as Seithe Bhreighe.Seithe usually means animal skins I am not sure about Bhreighe it could be related to Bréag = false. Clare IP: Logged |
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enfield Moderator Posts: 502 |
posted 07 July 2009 08:49 PM
I really did not want to get into this but now that you have gone down that road here we go. Remember that Irish words sometimes used in Placenames are not generally the translation they would be given when used in ordinary language. There are two variations of the anglicized word, Shevry and Sheverie. Irish variations are Seithe Bhreighe, Siodhbhruigh and Siodh Bruigh and they all mean the fairy manshion. Regards. Tom. IP: Logged |
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kevinandmary80 Member Posts: 4 |
posted 08 July 2009 09:49 PM
Thank you very much, Clare and Tom I'm glad the there is an Irish name for it. Reminds me of Killashee Cill na Sí in Longford Many thanks Mary IP: Logged |
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