placenamesOneilland East
Uí Nialláin Thoir
Lewis recorded winter flooding as part of Seagoe’s agricultural cycle.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Uí Nialláin Thoir · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Oneilland East · English · main form
Place & story
Water followed by fertile mud
In Seagoe parish, within Oneilland East, Samuel Lewis described low meadows beside the Bann flooding around Christmas and remaining under water until March. His 1837 account noted that the retreating water left a thin layer of mud which enriched the pasture. Onions were extensively cultivated elsewhere in the parish, alongside corn, flax and potatoes. Turf for household fuel came upriver from the bogs of Moyntaghs. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Oneilland East. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Seagoe, Armagh: 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.