placenamesTulla Lower
An Tulach Íochtarach
Lewis recorded a small manufacturing activity at Bally-McDonnell in Killuran parish.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Tulach Íochtarach · Irish · main form
- Tulla Lower · English · main form
Place & story
Textiles in a farming landscape
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 Killuran account, under the spelling Killurane, records the manufacture of haircloth and coarse carpets at Bally-McDonnell. He described it as a small-scale activity. The surrounding parish lay on the road between Broadford and Tulla, with arable land, mountain pasture, bog and part of Doon Lake. His brief notice adds textile manufacture to the working history of this part of Tulla Lower. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Tulla Lower. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Killurane: 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.