placenamesOffaly West
Uíbh Fhailí Thiar
Lewis connected turf cutting with both the town’s industries and Dublin’s market.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Uíbh Fhailí Thiar · Irish · main form
- Offaly West · English · main form
Place & story
Local fuel and canal cargo
Monasterevin parish contained extensive bog supplying work for people cutting fuel, according to Samuel Lewis in 1837. Turf served the town’s brewery and distillery, other local uses and the Dublin market, reached by the Grand Canal. The account connects surrounding peatland with industrial production and a more distant urban demand. Its transport role included moving a bulky fuel out of the parish, alongside serving the businesses established within the town. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Offaly West. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Monastereven: 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.