placenamesLissonuffy
Lios Ó nDufaigh
Lewis distinguished a working stone industry from mineral specimens that had not led to exploration.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Lios Ó nDufaigh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Lissonuffy · English · main form
Place & story
Stone worked for the mills
Stone from Lissonuffy parish was fashioned into millstones and supplied to adjoining counties, according to Samuel Lewis in 1837. He described substantial production without naming a quarry or giving an output figure. On Slievebawn, at the parish’s western side, he also noted surface specimens of coal and iron ore, but stated that no attempt had been made to find veins. His account therefore separates an established trade in finished millstones from mineral indications that had not been investigated. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Lissonuffy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Lissonuffy: 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.