placenamesShronowen
Srón Abhann
Local parish records and a modern map study preserve small but specific changes in Shronowen’s roads and rural services.
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
- Srón Abhann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Shronowen · English · main form
Place & story
The bridge and post office
Ballydonoghue’s parish chronology records the collapse of Shronowen’s wooden bridge in 1927 and its replacement with a metal structure. The same chronology places the closure of Shronowen’s post office in 1988, following Jane Bunyan’s death. These entries record two changes in the practical life of the locality: the rebuilding of a crossing and the loss of a postal service. [2]
Older buildings in Tullamore
A cultural-heritage assessment by archaeologist Laurence Dunne compared nineteenth-century maps of Tullamore, the townland containing Shronowen. Near a recorded enclosure, roadside cottages shown in 1841 had disappeared by the 1896–97 map, which instead marked a gravel pit and lime kiln. Around Mount Hayes, the maps also recorded Tullamore School. The comparison documents changes in this immediate rural landscape without establishing why the cottages vanished. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Shronowen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Major Events in Ballydonoghue Parish Life, 1871–2013, pages 6 and 12 · Ballydonoghue Parish Magazine
- Shronowen Wind Farm EIAR, Chapter 14: Cultural Heritage, pages 34–36 · Laurence Dunne Archaeology, 2021
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.