placenamesKilbarry
Cill Bharra
A nineteenth-century drainage proposal combined land improvement with agricultural transport.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Bharra · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilbarry · English · main form
Place & story
A waterway proposed in 1837
Samuel Lewis described marshland in Kilbarry parish as remaining underwater for much of the year in 1837. A canal was proposed to drain it while also carrying agricultural produce and manure. His account places the parish south of Waterford on the Tramore road, with arable ground alongside the marsh. The scheme joined two intended purposes: managing water on the land and moving materials to and from farms. Lewis records a proposal, without identifying completed canal works or giving a construction date. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilbarry. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilbarry, 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.