placenamesOffaly East
Uíbh Fhailí Thoir
A deep well and public cistern supplied the town described by Lewis in 1837.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Uíbh Fhailí Thoir · Irish · main form
- Offaly East · English · main form
Place & story
Water near the market-house
Samuel Lewis described Kildare town’s water supply as inadequate in 1837. Water was raised from a very deep well near the market-house by a forcing pump and delivered into a public cistern. His account places this practical arrangement alongside streets formed from public roads and maintained by the county. The town stood in East Ophaly, now Offaly East barony in County Kildare; this administrative name should not be confused with County Offaly. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Offaly East. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kildare: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-08-07. How this page was prepared.