placenamesDunquin
Dún Chaoin
Lewis records a small harbour serving boats along the parish coast.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Dún Chaoin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Dunquin · English · main form
Place & story
Mackerel, scad and turbot
In his 1837 Dunquin parish account, Samuel Lewis described a small harbour at a place he called Clohua. Its boats caught mackerel, scad and turbot during the fishing season. He also located a coastguard station at Ballyikeen. These details record separate coastal facilities; they do not identify the harbour as a modern ferry landing or establish how many boats worked from it. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Corkaguiny
- Coordinates
- 52.11830, -10.47702 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 18.71 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1068 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dunquin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Donquin: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.