placenamesErris
Iorras
Saleen’s landing pier connected the Mullet peninsula with a regional market in 1837.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Iorras · Irish · main form · validated name
- Erris · English · main form
Place & story
An outward cargo and a return trade
Samuel Lewis’s Binghamstown account records corn and potatoes shipped from Saleen Bay to Westport, with merchandise brought back on the return journey. The Fishery Board had provided the landing pier. Binghamstown also had a market house and a fair on the first day of each month. These are specific trading connections within Erris in 1837, showing how a coastal landing supported agricultural exports as well as local exchange. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Erris. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Binghamstown or Saleen: 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.