Sheskin
Sheskin
An Seisceann | |
|---|---|
Townland | |
| Coordinates: 54°17′12″N 7°06′46″W / 54.286723°N 7.112875°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Monaghan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.68753913 km2 (0.65156250 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Sheskin (Irish: An Seisceann), traditionally divided into Sheskinmor and Sheskinbeg, is a townland in the north of County Monaghan in Ireland. It is in the foothills of Sliabh Beagh. Sheskin is part of the civil parish of Tydavnet, situated about 3 miles from the village of Scotstown and about 8 miles from Monaghan town. Sheskin is straddled in the east by the River Blackwater and in the south by one of its tributaries, which converge at the south eastern corner of the townland.
Other townlands and places in Ireland have the same name, or similar derivatives. The name derives from the Irish Gaelic word for marsh, and refers to the significant area of blanket bog within the townland.