placenamesShelburne
Síol Bhroin
Lewis recorded a practical use for the bay south of Fethard when ships could not reach Waterford.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Síol Bhroin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Shelburne · English · main form
Place & story
An alternative landing in bad weather
The Milford mail packets sometimes landed their mails in the bay Lewis called Bagenbon when weather prevented them reaching Waterford. His 1837 Fethard account describes vessels taking refuge there in heavy gales, with deep water close to the cliffs. This occasional use gave the Fethard coast a role in the movement of mail as well as fishing and local trade; it does not establish a permanent packet station in the bay. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Shelburne. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Fethard, Wexford: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.