placenamesPrior
An Phrióireacht
Ballinskelligs pier carried seaweed for the surrounding farmland as well as fishing traffic in Lewis’s account.
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
- An Phrióireacht · Irish · main form · validated name
- Prior · English · main form
Place & story
Boats bringing material for the fields
Samuel Lewis recorded a pier at Ballinskelligs, built by the former Fishery Board, in his 1837 description of Prior parish. Fishing vessels used it, but so did boats bringing seaweed to manure the land. He credited this material with benefiting the surrounding district while noting that the roads leading to the pier needed improvement. The coastal landing therefore linked agricultural work with seaborne transport, alongside its role in the fishery. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Prior. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Prior: 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.