placenamesDerrykeighan
Doire Caocháin
Lewis’s parish account records an unusual use for bog fir in local manufacturing.
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
- Doire Caocháin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Derrykeighan · English · main form
Place & story
A material recovered from the bog
At Mosside in Derrykeighan parish, Samuel Lewis recorded a manufactory producing ropes and cordage from bog fir. His 1837 account said that the material was found in quantity and prepared for this purpose, providing employment for many people. The directory gives no workforce total or description of the machinery. This specific trade adds an industrial detail to a parish otherwise described through its farms, reclaimed bogs and country houses. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Dunluce Lower
- Coordinates
- 55.12572, -6.47927 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 33.19 km²
- Logainm ID
- 61302 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Derrykeighan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Derrykeighan: 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.