placenamesOwney and Arra
Uaithne agus Ara
Kilcomenty’s farming landscape supplied fattened cattle and quarried stone.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Uaithne agus Ara · Irish · main form · validated name
- Owney and Arra · English · main form
Place & story
Land worked in several ways
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account of Kilcomenty describes extensive cattle fattening on Mr. Atkins’s farming establishment. Limestone was quarried for building and agricultural use, while marl and sand also served as soil dressings. Most parish land was cultivated or grazed, with waste and bog forming a smaller portion. Near Bird Hill, the account records a proposed school alongside four existing private schools; the proposal is distinct from a completed opening. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Owney and Arra. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilcomenty or Ballinahinch: 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.