placenamesHolmpatrick
Inis Pádraig
Lewis recorded a quarry whose fossil-bearing stone could take a polish.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Inis Pádraig · Irish · main form · validated name
- Holmpatrick · English · main form
Place & story
Stone from Milverton
Samuel Lewis described a building-stone quarry at Milverton in Holmpatrick parish in 1837. Fossils were frequently embedded in its stone, which could be polished and was often used for mantelpieces. He compared its polished finish with marble, recording a particular decorative use alongside its value as building material. The account gives Milverton a place in the parish’s economy beyond the fishing and milling associated with Skerries. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Dublin
- Barony
- Balrothery East
- Coordinates
- 53.57025, -6.12650
- Mapped area
- 9.48 km²
- Logainm ID
- 849 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Holmpatrick. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Holmpatrick, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.