placenamesWhitechurch
An Teampall Geal
Lewis contrasted Slieve Kieltre’s sheepwalk with drainage improvements at Pilltown.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Teampall Geal · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Whitechurch · English · main form
Place & story
Different uses of the parish landscape
In 1837 Samuel Lewis described a broad plain on Slieve Kieltre’s summit used for sheep and as common ground by adjoining estates. Patches of bog occupied the slopes. Lower down, green crops and extensive drainage introduced by the late Mr Glascott had been continued on the Pilltown estate, with similar changes spreading to other estates. Farmers also used lime and shell-bearing riverbank sediment as manure. His account distinguishes upland grazing from improvements on particular estates, rather than suggesting that the same farming system prevailed throughout Whitechurch parish. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Whitechurch. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Whitechurch, Wexford, 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.