placenamesFews Upper
Na Feá Uachtaracha
Lewis connected former works near Newtownhamilton with the supply of wood.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Na Feá Uachtaracha · Irish · main form
- Fews Upper · English · main form
Place & story
Wood for the smelting mills
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 Newtownhamilton account records former mills near the town for smelting lead ore. He explained that they had operated while wood remained available for fuel. Elsewhere in the parish, he noted lead ore in the mountain district and slate quarries no longer being worked. His account distinguishes ore resources, smelting and quarrying as separate activities, with fuel supply shaping the history of the smelting works. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Fews Upper. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Newtown-Hamilton: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-12-20. How this page was prepared.