placenamesDunamon
Dún Iomáin
Lewis described a change of use within the wider historic parish.
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
- Dún Iomáin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Dunamon · English · main form
Place & story
After Oran’s church was lost
Lewis’s 1837 account of Donamon describes a historic parish extending into both Roscommon and Galway. He recorded that its church had formerly been a Caulfield family chapel, given to parishioners after Oran’s church was blown down. The Caulfields also left an annual sum towards repairs, and family memorials stood inside. These details concern the wider parish’s church arrangements, rather than a survey confined to its Roscommon portion. [2]
Support for schools
Lewis recorded three schools serving about 130 boys and eighty girls. The incumbent aided two; Mr. Caulfield contributed £20 annually to the third. A Sunday school was recorded separately. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dunamon. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Donamon, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.