placenamesSkegoneill
Sceitheog an Iarla
A library move and Brantwood’s long association with Skegoneill Avenue mark two strands of local community life.
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
- Sceitheog an Iarla · Irish · main form · validated name
- Skegoneill · English · main form
Place & story
From Skegoneill Library to Grove
Grove Library opened in the Grove Well-being Centre in May 2008, replacing Skegoneill Library on an adjacent site. Figures supplied to the Northern Ireland Assembly show visits rising from 45,924 in the old library’s final comparison year to 67,035 in the new library’s first year. [2]
Brantwood’s anniversary
Brantwood Football Club’s home at Skegoneill Avenue opened in 1952. During the club’s 125th anniversary year in 2026, committee members and football representatives attended a reception hosted by Lord Mayor Tracy Kelly at Belfast City Hall on 26 February. The Northern Ireland Federation of Clubs recorded the occasion in its magazine. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Belfast Upper
- Civil parish
- Shankill
- Coordinates
- 54.62332, -5.92510 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 61719 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Skegoneill. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Written Answers, 11 March 2011: Libraries, AQW 4963/11 · Northern Ireland Assembly; Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure
- A Proud Legacy: Brantwood FC Marks 125 Years, Club Review volume 39 issue 2, 2026, page 19 · Northern Ireland Federation of Clubs
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.