placenamesClonturk
Cluain Torc
Lewis recorded a Tolka flood in 1834 and the mill’s replacement two years later.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cluain Torc · Irish · main form · validated name
- Clonturk · English · main form
Place & story
Working beside the Tolka
A woollen mill on the Tolka was swept away by a flood in 1834 and rebuilt in 1836, according to Samuel Lewis. His 1837 entry treats Clonturk and Drumcondra as names for the same parish and places the river along its southern boundary. He also recorded a brass foundry, identifying another industrial activity within the parish. The notice gives a short sequence of destruction and rebuilding, but supplies neither a mill owner nor evidence that the foundry occupied the same premises. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clonturk. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Clonturk or Drumcondra, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.