placenamesKilteevoge
Cill Taobhóg
Lewis’s account links an abandoned lead venture with trading days at Cloghanbeg.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Taobhóg · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilteevoge · English · main form
Place & story
Lead workings abandoned
Samuel Lewis recorded a lead mine opened in Kilteevoge parish in 1775 and soon abandoned because it was unprofitable. His 1837 description otherwise presents a mainly pastoral landscape, with mountain grazing and bog considered capable of reclamation. The mining venture was a past episode by the time he wrote. [2]
Trading days at Cloghanbeg
Fairs at Cloghanbeg fell on 1 February, 19 May, 25 August and 19 November in Lewis’s account. Cattle, yarn, linen and drugget were among the goods traded. These were particular market gatherings within the wider parish. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Raphoe South
- Coordinates
- 54.82720, -7.97466
- Mapped area
- 166.48 km²
- Logainm ID
- 803 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilteevoge. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilteevock or Kilteevoge: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-29. How this page was prepared.