Civil parish

Shancough

Seanchuach

Shancough is a civil parish in Sligo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationShancough54.12162° N · 8.26826° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

seanold

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Seanchuach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Shancough · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Sligo
Barony: Tirerrill
Coordinates: 54.12162, -8.26826
Mapped area: 22.1 km²
Logainm ID: 2145 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Shancough. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.