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Oileán Inse Duine
Lewis’s 1837 account describes farming in a parish that included both Inchydoney and mainland ground.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Oileán Inse Duine · Irish · main form · validated name
- Island · English · main form
Place & story
Fertiliser brought by boat
Samuel Lewis described Island parish on Clonakilty Bay as fertile and highly cultivated in 1837. Most land was under tillage, with some rich pasture. Sea manure arrived daily in sand boats and lighters, providing a direct link between coastal transport and farming. Lewis reported neither bog nor waste land within the parish as he described it. [2]
Island and mainland houses
The parish took its name from the island in the bay, but Lewis distinguished residences on either side of the water. Island House, occupied by T. Hungerford, stood in a sheltered part of the island; Dunowen, occupied by George Sandes, was on the mainland. The two locations show why the parish should not be treated simply as the island itself. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Carbery East (E.D.)
- Barony
- Ibane and Barryroe
- Coordinates
- 51.59550, -8.89235
- Mapped area
- 11.19 km²
- Logainm ID
- 592 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Island. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Island or Inchydony — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.