placenamesKilnaglory
Cill na Gluaire
Lewis described how underground stone and abundant springs affected the parish’s land.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill na Gluaire · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilnaglory · English · main form
Place & story
Stone below the surface
Samuel Lewis reported in 1837 that limestone near Ovens and Ballincollig Castle lay too deep for profitable working within Kilnaglory, especially when neighbouring parishes offered easier supplies. He contrasted the fertile lower ground with hilly land full of springs, where wet seasons impeded cultivation. His account distinguishes the presence of useful stone beneath the parish from the practical economics of extracting it. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Muskerry East
- Barony
- Cork
- Coordinates
- 51.85958, -8.59790
- Mapped area
- 15.99 km²
- Logainm ID
- 626 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilnaglory. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilnaglory, 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.