placenamesCoonagh
Uí Chuanach
Bilboa House was already falling into ruin when Lewis described its imported building material.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Uí Chuanach · Irish · main form · validated name
- Coonagh · English · main form
Place & story
A declining residence in 1837
Samuel Lewis described Bilboa House in Doon parish as built entirely of bricks from Holland. Formerly Colonel Wilson’s residence, it belonged to the Earl of Stradbroke by the time of his 1837 account and was nearly ruinous. The once well-wooded grounds were also declining. This is a dated description of the house’s condition and materials, rather than evidence for its construction year or the extent of anything surviving today. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Coonagh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Doon: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.