placenamesKilconry
Cill Chomhraí
Lewis records small-scale waterborne trade at the Fergus–Shannon junction.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Chomhraí · Irish · main form
- Kilconry · English · main form
Place & story
Seaweed, turf and corn
In 1837 Samuel Lewis placed Kilconry parish at the junction of the Fergus and Shannon, with the rivers forming its western and southern boundaries. He described a small quay at Isle Ruagh where seaweed and turf were landed. Boats also carried corn from the quay to Limerick on occasion. The account records traffic moving in both directions: fuel and seaweed coming ashore, and grain leaving for the city. Lewis did not give quantities, vessel sizes or a regular sailing schedule. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Clare
- Barony
- Bunratty Lower
- Coordinates
- 52.70369, -8.93305 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 33.47 km²
- Logainm ID
- 430 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilconry. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilconry, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-11-01. How this page was prepared.