Sceide

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Sceide or Skiddy Island is a townland of 2.5 hectares or 6 acres and in the early part of the 20th century, no individual fields were mapped in this townland.

It is in the Electoral Division of Myross, in Civil Parish of Myross and the Roman Catholic Parish of Castlehaven and Myross.

Sceide is not surrounded by any townlands.

OpenStreetmap contributors, with input from the Castlehaven & Myross History Society, have created a detailed townland map including all its minor placenames. Zoom in for further detail.

Etymology

The meaning of Sceide is uncertain but it may derive from a Norse-Gaelic family the Skiddie (later Skiddy) family who also have Rinn an Scidígh (Ringaskiddy) named after them. They were prominent merchants in Cork during the Norman era and they probably traded with clans in the parish. Locally this island was known as Liath Óileán na Reanna which can be interpreted as the grey island of Reen.

The name of Skiddy seems to have been in use since around 1840.

History

Beacon: The old maps show that there was a beacon on Skiddy in the past. Lankford also refers to this.

Housing

There is no history of any housing on this island

Places of Interest

None

There are no sites listed in this townland listed in the Historic Environment Viewer.

Interesting Placenames

We find an inlet called Cuas na Raic which can be interpreted as the cove of the wreck or flotsam. It might also refer to sea-weed as kelp is very common here in this cove

The channel between Skiddy and Reen is listed as the Iasc (fish?). However Lankford describes it as An Eisc which can be interpreted as a river or a channel cut by a stream of fresh water.It is pronounced locally as the "aishc". At one time it was the place for recreational fishers to catch pollock.

No field names have been captured on this island

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Folklore

We have no folklore for this townland at present. If you are aware of any, please contact us at [email protected].

Families and Notable Residents

The Tithe Applotment books of 1829 list the following family names: None

Griffiths Valuation of 1853 lists the following family names: None. Thomas Atridge was renting land only from Daniel Callaghan (possibly to harvest sea-weed)

The Census of Ireland of 1901 lists the following family names: None

The Census of Ireland of 1911 lists the following family names: None

Note: the term 'with' refers to a person or persons of a different family name staying in the house. This may have been an in-law or other relative, a guest, or a farm labourer/housekeeper or domestic servant.

Demographics and Landholding

		*Occupiers	Population	Change	Link to record
1825	Tithe Applotment	0	0		Not listed
1841	Census of Ireland	0	0
1851	Census of Ireland	0	0
1853	Griffith's Valuation	0 (land only)	0		1853
1861	Census of Ireland	0	0
1871	Census of Ireland	0	0
1881	Census of Ireland	0	0
1891	Census of Ireland	0	0
1901	Census of Ireland	0	0		Not listed
1911	Census of Ireland	0	0		Not listed

*Occupiers generally equate to households having a house and land but may also include households having houses but no land.

Between 1656 and 1658 the Down Survey mapped all areas of the country to track ownership of land after much had been granted to followers of Cromwell after the war of the 1650's. No proprietor in this townland in mentioned in the Down Survey (1656-1658).

No proprietor of this townland in 1841 was listed in Lankford.

No description of soil quality in 1841 was given