placenamesTipperkevin
Tobar Chaoimhín
Lewis recorded a rural parish whose farming served the capital’s market.
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
- Tobar Chaoimhín · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Tipperkevin · English · main form
Place & story
Supplying Dublin
In 1837 Samuel Lewis reported that substantial numbers of calves were fattened in Tipperkevin parish for the Dublin market. He also noted slate deposits that were not then being worked. His account places the parish west-south-west of Blessington and uses the historical county designation of Dublin; the canonical parish record is now listed under Kildare. [2] [3]
Building and repair assistance
Lewis described the parish church as having been erected about seven years before his account, with assistance from a £900 Board of First Fruits grant. A separate £164 grant from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners supported repairs. The earlier sum was assistance towards construction, and the later repair contribution was distinct from it. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Kildare
- Barony
- Naas South
- Coordinates
- 53.16159, -6.59847
- Mapped area
- 15.15 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1247 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Tipperkevin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Tipperkevin, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
- Tipperkevin, canonical parish record · Placenames Database of Ireland
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.