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Seantrabh
Santry
Old tribe
Seantrabh, meaning 'old tribe,' derives from the Irish sean (old) and triabh (tribe), with the place name recorded as far back as 828 AD in the Annals of Ulster. The location sits in the Barony of Coolock, Dublin, an area historically significant in medieval Ireland. In the sixth century, St Pappin founded a monastery on the site now occupied by St. Pappan's Church of Ireland, making Santry an ...
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