placenamesKilvarnet
Cill Bhearnada
Small-scale linen work connected the parish with Ballinacarrow’s trading calendar.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Bhearnada · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Kilvarnet · English · main form
Place & story
Linen and seasonal trading
Samuel Lewis recorded small-scale linen manufacture by individuals in Kilvarnet parish in 1837. At Ballinacarrow there was a bleach green, and its fairs traded cattle, pigs and yarn. He gave four fair dates: 19 May, 16 June, 14 October and 14 December. This combination places textile work alongside livestock trading in the parish economy. Lewis separately noted limestone being quarried for building and agricultural purposes. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilvarnet. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilvarnet — 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.