placenamesIveagh Lower, Upper Half
Uíbh Eachach Íochtarach, An Leath Uachtair
Magheralin’s nineteenth-century quarries supplied more than their immediate parish.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Uíbh Eachach Íochtarach, An Leath Uachtair · Irish · main form
- Iveagh Lower, Upper Half · English · main form
Place & story
Quarries and kilns at Magheralin
Samuel Lewis recorded limestone quarries and lime kilns in Magheralin parish in 1837, with lime sent into Antrim, Armagh and Down. Basalt was also quarried for building. The historical parish lay chiefly in Down’s Lower Iveagh but extended into Armagh; its Down parish record belongs to the Upper Half of Lower Iveagh. These distinctions keep a cross-county supply network separate from the limits of this barony. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Iveagh Lower, Upper Half. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Magheralin: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-10-08. How this page was prepared.