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An Gleann
The Shannon port’s working history connects fishing households with overseas trade and a woman remembered in public sculpture.
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
- An Gleann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Glin · English · main form
Place & story
Keeping the salmon fresh
Limerick County Council’s heritage account describes Glin as a former centre of drift-net fishing and salmon trading. Ice houses helped preserve fish for shipment. Local people harvested ice from specially made ponds in cold weather, while larger supplies came by ship from Norway. The account records partly underground stores and an adapted surviving ice house, illustrating the work needed to keep fish fresh before modern refrigeration. [2]
Margaret Moloney at the harbour
Margaret Moloney succeeded her brother as Glin’s harbour master in 1919. The council’s account dates the end of that office to her death in 1952, linking her working life with the port’s final commercial period. A sculpture by Pat O’Loughlin commemorates her in Glin. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Glin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Glin History & Heritage: fishing, ice houses and Margaret Moloney · Limerick City and County Council
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.