placenamesPortnahinch
Port na hInse
Lewis recorded a manufacturing venture intended to provide local employment.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Port na hInse · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Portnahinch · English · main form
Place & story
Ironworking on the estate
In his 1837 description of Coolbanagher parish, Samuel Lewis recorded an iron foundry and manufacturing works established by Mr. Kemmis on the Shane estate. Lewis presented the venture as an effort to introduce trade and employment into the district. He also recorded limestone quarrying for buildings, road repairs and agricultural lime, placing the foundry alongside other practical uses of local materials within Portnahinch. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Portnahinch. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Coolbanagher: 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.