placenamesKilnamona
Cill na Móna
Lewis described readily separated blocks of stone in the eastern part of the parish.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill na Móna · Irish · main form
- Kilnamona · English · main form
Place & story
Quarrying in the parish
In 1837 Samuel Lewis drew attention to a limestone quarry in eastern Kilnamona. He described large stones that could be detached readily because the rock lay in regular layers. The stone served several purposes, though his account did not identify particular buildings or customers. He placed this quarry within a farming parish where roughly two-thirds of the land was arable or pasture and most of the remainder was bog considered capable of reclamation. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilnamona. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilnemona — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.