Information about Scalpcallyagayne

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Scalpcallyagayne
Irish Form of Name:
Scailp chaillighe a gcéin
Translation:
cleft of the stranger hag
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Scalpcallyagayne
Scailp chaillighe a gcéin
Scailp Caillighe a g-Cein
Scalpnamnagayne or the strange nomad's cliff Local
Comment:
See half Gayne in Derry and make them agree
Description:
Said to be the residence of a woman who was a stranger in this country, one who had lost her friends and left her home to perish in this cliff.
Situation:
In the townland of Derradda.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Scalpcallyagayne is in Derradda townland.