placenamesKilmeedy
Cill Míde
Lewis recorded a school supported by J. Warren at Heathfield in 1837.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Míde · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilmeedy · English · main form
Place & story
A school at Heathfield
J. Warren built and supported a school on his Heathfield estate in Kilmeedy parish, according to Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account. Lewis also listed Heathfield as the residence of E. Lloyd. These were distinct descriptions of school patronage and residence; the entry does not explain the relationship between the two men. [2]
Pasture, mountain ground and quarries
Lewis described large dairy farms among Kilmeedy’s meadow and pasture land, with only about one-eighth of the parish under tillage. He distinguished the limestone lowlands from mountain ground consisting chiefly of siliceous grit, where quarries were worked. The account records both agricultural use and the differing stone resources of the parish. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Limerick
- Barony
- Connello Upper
- Coordinates
- 52.39277, -8.88337
- Mapped area
- 36.88 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1568 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilmeedy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilmeedy — 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.