placenamesFews Lower
Na Feá Íochtaracha
Lewis linked a local building project with a named quarry in Kilcluney parish.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Na Feá Íochtaracha · Irish · main form
- Fews Lower · English · main form
Place & story
Carricklane supplies the castle
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 Kilcluney account identifies Carricklane as a quarry supplying clay-slate for the construction of Gosford Castle. This gives the castle a material connection with its surrounding district, alongside its architects and patrons. Kilcluney lay chiefly in Lower Fews but extended into Lower Orior. Lewis also mentioned lead ore and indications of coal, which do not by themselves establish that either mineral was being mined. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Fews Lower. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilcluney: 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.