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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORT SKEGIRSTA | Port Sgiogartaigh | Murdoch McDonald Sgigursta Informant could not spell John Morrison, Ordce [Ordnance] Survey |
003 | A Small Bay, on the Sea Coast at the village of Sgiogartaigh, the beach of which is partly boulders and partly shingle. It is a good fishing station and has almost Constantly a number of open Boats, Employed on the Ling, & Cod, and Herring trade, stationed in it. the Sea is generally very rough in it, but it affords these Boats sufficient safety and shelter the prevailing wind is S.W. [South West] |
| CAOLAS ISGIR | Caolas Isgir | Murdoch McDonald Sgigursta Informant could not spell John Morrison, Ordce [Ordnance] Survey |
003 | A small steep headland, the Coast of which Rocky and in some parts precipitous. It is situated at the Entrance of Port Sgiogartaigh it affords shelter from the N.W. [North West] winds. |
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[page] 55Plan 3 D -- List of Names collected by 2nd Corporal Hayes
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Township or Parish - Barvas
Object
Port Sgiogartaigh - Bay
Caolas Isgir - headland
[signed] Michael Hayes
2nd Corpl RS&M [Corporal Royal Sappers and Miners]
11th May 1852
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