placenamesFassadinin
Fásach an Deighnín
Lewis recorded uses for both coal and the heat-resistant material beneath it.
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
- Fásach an Deighnín · Irish · main form · validated name
- Fassadinin · English · main form
Place & story
More than one product from the workings
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 Castlecomer account distinguished larger coal pieces used in homes from smaller fragments chiefly used for burning lime. Material underlying the coal resisted heat and had been used successfully to make fire-bricks. He also described coal travelling through the southern counties by the Suir and Barrow, and to Dublin by the Grand Canal. These details connect the district’s workings with household fuel, lime production, manufactured materials and transport beyond the parish. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Fassadinin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Castlecomer: 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.