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An Carn
Lewis described farming on stony coastal land, where crops also supplied fuel.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Carn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Carn · English · main form
Place & story
Making coastal ground productive
Samuel Lewis’s account of Carne, now Carn parish, described extensive use of seaweed and marl to improve naturally poor soil. Large stones obstructed ploughing in many fields. Potato drilling had recently been introduced, while beans formed a principal crop and were taken to Wexford for export. These details record both the difficulties of working the coastal ground and the market for its produce in 1837. [2]
Stalks for the fire
Furze and bean stalks were the main fuels Lewis recorded, supplemented by some coal brought from Wexford. Beans therefore appear in his account as both a saleable crop and a source of material for domestic fires. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Carn. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Carne: 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.