placenamesBalteagh
Both Dá Fhiach
Lewis placed household textile work beside a small group of grain and flax mills.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Both Dá Fhiach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Balteagh · English · main form
Place & story
Work alongside farming
Samuel Lewis recorded linen weaving in some Balteagh farmhouses in 1837. He also listed one flour mill, two oatmeal mills and two flax mills in the parish. His description distinguishes household weaving from these separate processing establishments, without giving their output or workforce. The surrounding farmland extended from the slopes of Cedy and Donaldshill towards the River Roe, combining upland pasture with cultivated lower ground in his account. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Balteagh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Balteagh: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2009-09-29. How this page was prepared.