placenamesAnnaduff
Eanach Duibh
Lewis distinguished resources being used from minerals he simply recorded as present.
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
- Eanach Duibh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Annaduff · English · main form
Place & story
Fuel and stone in 1837
Samuel Lewis’s account of Annaduff describes bog supplying fuel and limestone being quarried, although he considered the stone of inferior quality. He also noted freestone and iron ore near the place he called Drumod. These were different kinds of observation: the limestone was being extracted, while the presence of iron ore did not itself establish an operating mine. His account set these resources within a parish chiefly occupied by tillage. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Annaduff. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Annaduff or Annaghduff: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-03-04. How this page was prepared.