placenamesIslandeady
Oileán Éadaí
Lewis’s description separates stone being extracted from the remains of an older industry.
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
- Oileán Éadaí · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Islandeady · English · main form
Place & story
Working stone and surviving slag
Samuel Lewis recorded limestone being quarried for building in Islandeady parish in 1837. He also described substantial quantities of slag remaining from large ironworks that had formerly operated there. The two observations concern different stages of industrial activity: quarrying was part of the contemporary account, while the ironworks survived through their waste material. He placed these resources in a parish containing extensive bog and mountain between Castlebar and Westport. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Mayo
- Barony
- Carra
- Barony
- Burrishoole
- Coordinates
- 53.86312, -9.41255
- Mapped area
- 101.07 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1774 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Islandeady. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Islandeady: 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.