placenamesKilmore
An Chill Mhór
Lewis described a particular way of shaping crop beds on the exposed Mullet peninsula.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Chill Mhór · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilmore · English · main form
Place & story
Higher on the western side
In Kilmore-Erris parish, Samuel Lewis described crop ridges running north to south in 1837. Their eastern sides were low, while the western sides rose about two feet, intended to shield crops from damaging winds. Seaweed and shell sand supplied the principal manure. When storms spared the harvest, barley and potatoes travelled to markets at Westport and Newport. The account connects cultivation on an exposed coast with wider regional trade. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilmore-Erris: 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.