placenamesKillinick
Cill Fhionnóg
Lewis’s 1837 account records an inlet trade and local road-making material.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Fhionnóg · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Killinick · English · main form
Place & story
Cargoes from Wexford harbour
Samuel Lewis reported that coal and other goods reached Killinick in cots brought up an inlet from Wexford harbour. His 1837 account specifically linked its navigability to spring tides. This describes a tidal route used by small craft, rather than an unrestricted harbour available at every state of the tide. Some people living along the inlet also earned a living by fishing. [2]
Material for repairing roads
Lewis also recorded a shingle quarry whose material was used for road repairs. He did not name its operator or locate the quarry precisely. Together with the inlet traffic, this gives a record of practical activities across the historical parish, beyond the church and later railway junction in the village. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Killinick. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Killinick — 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.