placenamesTullaroan
Tulach Ruáin
Lewis’s 1837 account describes a pasture economy and a local problem with road-building materials.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Tulach Ruáin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Tullaroan · English · main form
Place & story
Butter from the valley
Samuel Lewis described Tullaroan parish as hills surrounding a valley of meadow and pasture in 1837. Dairy farming predominated, and he reported that most landholders sent substantial quantities of butter to market. Oats and potatoes were the principal crops; wheat was less suited to the soil. These observations concern the wider parish rather than just Tullaroan village. [2]
Slate in wet weather
Lewis also criticised roads made in places from black slate that softened when wet. He proposed using gravel from local stream beds instead. His account records a suggested improvement, without establishing that the change was subsequently carried out. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Tullaroan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Tullaroan: 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.