placenamesInishowen East
Inis Eoghain Thoir
A nineteenth-century parish account connects the shoreline’s small stones with jewellery and seals.
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
- Inis Eoghain Thoir · Irish · main form
- Inishowen East · English · main form
Place & story
Stones gathered along the shore
Samuel Lewis described stones found on Cloncha’s shores as “Malin pebbles” in 1837. His list included jasper, chalcedony, opal, agate and cornelian, alongside coral. Some were set into seals, rings, necklaces and other ornaments. The account records a local name and an ornamental use for material from the coast; its nineteenth-century classifications do not establish the identity or value of any particular stone found there today. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Inishowen East. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Cloncha: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-08-04. How this page was prepared.