placenamesIdrone West
Uí Dhróna Thiar
Lewis’s Cloydagh account records quarrying and lime burning within a parish chiefly in this barony.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Uí Dhróna Thiar · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Idrone West · English · main form
Place & story
Lime beyond the parish
Samuel Lewis described limestone used for both farming and building in Cloydagh parish in 1837. Large limekilns produced material chiefly sent to Wicklow and Wexford. Cloydagh lay mainly in Idrone West but also extended into Carlow barony and the neighbouring county of Laois, then Queen’s County. His industrial description concerns that wider parish, without identifying each kiln’s precise position. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Idrone West. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Cloydagh, Clody or Clogrennan: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.