Balscadden is a tiny hamlet and a wide townland just North of Balbriggan in County Fingal. The surrounding townland has a population of under 1,000 people, and the area is completely rural in character, although within proximity to the expansion of Balbriggan. A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... A townland is a small geographical unit of land used in Ireland and Scotland, and believed to be of Gaelic or Goidelic origin. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Fingal (Fine Gall in Irish, meaning fair (headed) foreigners, i. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Balscadden is an Anglo-Irish effort at using the original Irish name "Baile na Scadán" or literally "The town of the Herrings". In the past Balscadden may have served as a fish market for catches brought in at Bremore. Balscadden was the birthplace of Saint Benignus who was a disciple of Saint Patrick and eventually became the Archbishop of Armagh in the 5th century. Species Clupea alba Clupea bentincki Clupea caspiopontica Clupea chrysotaenia Clupea elongata Clupea halec Clupea harengus Clupea inermis Clupea leachii Clupea lineolata Clupea minima Clupea mirabilis Clupea pallasii Clupea sardinacaroli Clupea sulcata Herrings are small oily fish of the genus Clupea found in the temperate, shallow waters of the North Atlantic... Retail fish market: Chinatown, Sydney. ... Saint Patrick (Latin: , Irish: Naomh Pádraig) was a Christian missionary and is regarded as the patron saint of Ireland along with Brigid of Kildare and Columba. ... The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh is a senior Irish cleric of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Europe in 450 The 5th century is the period from 401 - 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ...
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