placenamesKilwaughter
Cill Uachtair
Lewis’s 1837 parish account records a limestone fissure above the castle and charitable provision for poor people.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Uachtair · Irish · main form
- Kilwaughter · English · main form
Place & story
The stream at Dhu Hole
In the plantation above Kilwaughter Castle, Samuel Lewis recorded a limestone fissure called Dhu Hole. His 1837 account described a river falling into it and remaining out of sight until reaching Larne Lough. This is his historical description of the watercourse, rather than a modern tracing of its underground route. [2]
A yearly charitable provision
Lewis recorded a bequest by the late Mr Agnew of £10 a year for poor people. He also noted approximately two hundred children attending three public schools in the parish. The annual charitable payment and combined school attendance were distinct provisions, and his account does not identify the schools’ individual rolls. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Glenarm Upper
- Coordinates
- 54.83771, -5.85183 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 39.66 km²
- Logainm ID
- 61317 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilwaughter. 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.