placenamesKildrumsherdan
Cill Droim Sirideáin
Lewis distinguished working quarries from a mining venture that had ceased.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Cill Droim Sirideáin · Irish · main form
- Kildrumsherdan · English · main form
Place & story
Different fortunes for local materials
Whinstone was quarried in Kildrumsherdan for buildings and road repairs, according to Samuel Lewis in 1837. He also recorded a lead mine owned by T. Burrowes of Stradone House. The Irish Mining Company had worked it, but operations had stopped because the venture proved unprofitable. Alongside these mineral activities, Lewis noted surviving linen manufacture and several corn mills, including a particularly large one belonging to Mr. Townley of Dundalk. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Cavan
- Barony
- Tullygarvey
- Coordinates
- 54.04915, -7.12233
- Mapped area
- 67.21 km²
- Logainm ID
- 382 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kildrumsherdan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Killersherdiny (Kildrumsherdan): A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-08-13. How this page was prepared.