Sceichín an Rince

Sceichín an Rince, meaning 'little thorn bush of the dancing', takes its name from sceichín (a diminutive of sceach, meaning bush) and raince, a dialectal form of rince (dancing or dance). The Irish word rince itself derives from English borrowing, with earliest documented use occurring in a poem composed circa 1588. The place appears in historical records from the seventeenth century onward, w...