placenamesKilfian
Cill Aodháin
Lewis distinguished Fortfield’s trading calendar from its newly granted market.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Aodháin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Kilfian · English · main form
Place & story
Fortfield in 1837
Samuel Lewis described Fortfield as a small village in Kilfian parish that had obtained a market grant, though the market had not yet opened. He separately listed fairs there on 1 January, 15 June, 16 August, 8 September, 29 October and 1 December. The entry records an established annual fair calendar alongside permission for a market that remained unrealised when he wrote. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilfian. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilfyan: 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.