placenamesBargy
Uí Bhairrche
Lewis contrasted Crossfarnogue’s small landing place with the larger harbour works he hoped to see.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Uí Bhairrche · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Bargy · English · main form
Place & story
An existing pier and a proposed improvement
At Crossfarnogue Point in Kilmore parish, Samuel Lewis described a small pier built by fishermen about twenty-five years before his 1837 account. More than a hundred boats gathered there for herring, lobster and cod fishing. His suggested larger pier, estimated at about £1,500, remained a proposal in that account. The distinction preserves the fishermen’s earlier work without treating an anticipated improvement as completed harbour infrastructure. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Bargy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilmore, Bargy: 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.