placenamesDunleckny
Dún Leicne
Lewis’s parish account records industrial activities alongside farming and river transport.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Dún Leicne · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Dunleckny · English · main form
Place & story
Stone for fields and buildings
Samuel Lewis distinguished two uses of Dunleckny’s stone resources in 1837. Limestone was quarried for agricultural purposes, while granite was worked for building. He placed the parish beside the Barrow and noted the river’s navigability to Waterford. His description connects the local economy with both the surrounding farmland and a longer river route. [2]
Manufacturing within the parish
Lewis recorded starch manufacture and a substantial malting business belonging to Mr Crosthwaite within Dunleckny parish. He did not supply production figures or the maltings’ opening date. The account locates fairs and petty sessions at Bagenalstown, distinguishing that town’s services from activities described for the wider parish. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Carlow
- Barony
- Idrone East
- Coordinates
- 52.69880, -6.90601
- Mapped area
- 32.1 km²
- Logainm ID
- 325 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dunleckny. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Dunleckney — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.