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Barony

Tirkeeran

Tír Mhic Caoirthinn

Lewis recorded a working bleach green in Lower Cumber in 1837.

Recorded locationTirkeeran54.95704° N · 7.21026° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

tírland, territory

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

  • Tír Mhic Caoirthinn · Irish · main form
  • Tirkeeran · English · main form

Place & story

Weaving alongside agriculture

In Lower Cumber, Samuel Lewis described inhabitants combining farming with linen weaving. His 1837 account records a substantial bleach green finishing 16,000 pieces annually, mainly for the English market. This is the output of the works he described, not the total cloth production of Tirkeeran. The same parish account places these activities in the fertile Faughan valley, alongside mountain grazing land. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Barony
County
Derry
Coordinates
54.95704, -7.21026 (approximate)
Mapped area
385.89 km²
Logainm ID
289 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Tirkeeran. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Cumber, Lower: 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.