placenamesStradone
Sraith an Domhain
Stradone’s trading history and the remnants of its former demesne reveal different sides of this Cavan village.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Sraith an Domhain · Irish · main form · validated name
- Stradone · English · main form
Place & story
A market and post town
Samuel Lewis described Stradone in 1837 as a market and post town on the road from Virginia to Ballyhaise. A Monday market and seven annual fairs served the surrounding farming district. His account also records a police station and dispensary, showing the village’s role as a local service centre alongside its livestock trade. [2]
The vanished estate house
Stradone House stood in an adjoining demesne in Drumlaunaght townland. The University of Galway’s estate history records John Benjamin Keane’s 1828 design for Major Thomas Burrowes. The family remained in possession into the twentieth century, until the house burned in June 1921. Although the mansion disappeared, its stables and a gate lodge survived, preserving parts of the estate’s built setting. [3]
A Greek Revival gate lodge
The surviving lodge dates to around 1845 and is distinct from an earlier lodge that was demolished. The architectural inventory tentatively attributes it to Keane. Its classical entrance porch, hipped roof and unusual arrangement of windows give a small building considerable architectural presence. Raised corner strips imitate classical antae, continuing the Greek Revival treatment around the exterior. [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Cavan
- Barony
- Loughtee Upper
- Civil parish
- Larah
- Coordinates
- 53.98280, -7.23776 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1412339 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Stradone. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Stradone Town: Lewis 1837 · Samuel Lewis, reproduced by Cavan Townlands
- Stradone: property 5641 · University of Galway, Landed Estates Database
- Stradone House gate lodge: register 40402107 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.