placenamesGlenarm Upper
Gleann Arma Uachtarach
Lewis described a contraction in cotton employment while linen weaving continued in parts of Kilwaughter parish.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Gleann Arma Uachtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Glenarm Upper · English · main form
Place & story
Two textile industries in different conditions
Kilwaughter parish lies within Glenarm Upper barony. In 1837 Samuel Lewis reported extensive cotton mills there that had formerly employed more than a thousand people but were then unoccupied. He separately recorded linen cloth being woven in parts of the parish. The former cotton workforce therefore belongs to an earlier period, while the linen weaving formed part of the activity Lewis described at the time of his survey. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Glenarm Upper. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilwaughter: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.