placenamesCummer
Comar
Lewis recorded a connected group of low chambers without supplying a date or secure interpretation.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Comar · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Cummer · English · main form
Place & story
Rooms joined by narrow passages
In his 1837 account of Kilmacrean, also called Commer, Samuel Lewis described an old fort or encampment containing five long, low rooms. Flagstones covered the rooms, and narrow passages connected them. He listed these remains separately from Ballinderry Castle and an old church with its burial ground. The notice preserves a description of the chambers but gives neither a construction date nor a detailed explanation of their use. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Cummer. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilmacrean, also called Commer: 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.