placenamesKillilagh
Cill Aidhleach
Lewis described several castle ruins and a proposed restoration at Ballynalacken.
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 Aidhleach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Killilagh · English · main form
Place & story
Three ruined castles
Samuel Lewis recorded castle ruins at Glassie, Donagore and Ballynalacken in his 1837 account of Killilagh parish. He described Donagore as a circular tower standing on a square base. Ballynalacken occupied a rocky height near the sea, and its owner, J. O’Brien, was preparing to repair it. Lewis’s wording records an intention to restore the castle, rather than confirmation that the work had been completed. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Killilagh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Killeilagh: 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.