placenamesClonderalaw
Cluain idir Dhá Lá
Labasheeda carried corn and local culm into the Shannon trade described in 1837.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cluain idir Dhá Lá · Irish · main form
- Clonderalaw · English · main form
Place & story
A riverside trade awaiting better facilities
Samuel Lewis described Labasheeda, in Clonderalaw, as a winter gathering point for corn shipped by boat to Limerick. Culm obtained nearby also left the village for Limerick, Ennis and other destinations. His 1837 account considered a small pier and quay desirable improvements, rather than reporting their construction. A ferry crossed the Shannon to Tarbert, while a court for Lord Egremont’s manor of Clonderalaw occasionally met in the village to recover small debts. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clonderalaw. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Labasheeda: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.