placenamesKilmacduane
Cill Mhic an Duáin
Lewis recorded a farming-stock calendar and an occasional manor court at the parish’s village.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Mhic an Duáin · Irish · main form
- Cill Mhic Dhuáin · Irish · main form · historical name
- Kilmacduane · English · main form
Place & story
Trade and small debts
Cooraclare, written Cooreclare or Conclare in Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account of Kilmacduane, held six fairs for general farming stock. The dates were 6 May, 4 and 26 June, 10 July, 20 October and 20 December. The village also hosted an occasional court presided over by the seneschal of the manor of Kilrush, where small debts could be recovered. The fair calendar and court connected Cooraclare with agricultural trade and the administration of the wider manor. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilmacduane. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilmacduane: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2022-08-09. How this page was prepared.