placenamesSheskin
An Seisceann
A contemporary report records how the Knockatallon community hotel served local residents as well as visitors.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Seisceann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Sheskin · English · main form
Place & story
A clinic within the hotel
Corlat, within Sheskin electoral division, is the setting of the Sliabh Beagh community hotel. Reporting in May 2005, Seán Mac Connell recorded a doctor’s surgery inside the complex, with a weekly dispensary clinic. The arrangement placed a practical local service alongside accommodation, dining and meeting rooms. It documents the building’s community role at that date. [2]
A monthly gathering for young people
Director John Moyna told the same reporter that the hotel held an alcohol-free junior disco once a month, with supervision and buses bringing young people from the surrounding area. This account records an organised social activity in a rural border district, rather than merely describing the hotel as a tourist destination. [2]
Remembering the closed roads
Mary Mullen, another director, recalled the isolation caused by border-road closures during the Troubles. Her account connected the project with the community’s experience of declining access and empty houses. It is a participant’s explanation of the enterprise’s purpose, rather than an independent measurement of its effects on migration. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Sheskin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Hotel lends new lease of life to Knockatallon,24May2005 · Seán Mac Connell, original Irish Times reporting and interviews
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.