descriptions from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837

Index of the Irish places beginning with the letter 'A', mentioned in the above dictionary

Lewis's Topographical Dictionary can help us identify places for which we may not find the name listed in any townland directory such as that on the IreAtlas web site. The spellings of placenames in these volumes are as written at that time, they differ from spellings that are found on other documentation. Lewis tells us of the various industries in areas around the country, civil and religious parishes are identified, churches described. It is an invaluable tool to the genealogist, a most interesting read for those who want to find out that bit more without having to delve into historical manuscripts. Some of the entries are but a few lines long and then others give us history, geography, annecdotes, superstitions, the life of the people in an area.

Almost all Irish places whose names begin with the letter A as listed in 'Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland' are included in this table. Descriptions for parishes whose names begin with A are all included on this web site. Spellings are as per Lewis, with alternative spellings or names included

Placenames are indexed alphabetically by county, clicking on the county link will bring you to the index page for that county and the required description if it is yet included on this site

Placename	County
Aghagallen or Aughagallon Aghalee or Aghanalee Aghanalee Ahoghill or Maghrahoghill Antrim Ardclinis Ardmoy Armoy or Ardmoy Aughagallon Acton Ardmore Armagh Armagh-Breague	Antrim Antrim Antrim Antrim Antrim Antrim Antrim Antrim Antrim Armagh Armagh Armagh Armagh

 

Placename	County
Agha or Augha Aghade Ardrevan Ardristin Augha see Agha Annagelliffe Annagh or Belturbet Arvagh Ashfield Abbey Ardsallis Aughnish	Carlow Carlow Carlow Carlow Carlow Cavan Cavan Cavan Cavan Clare Clare Clare

 

Placename	County
Abbeymahon Abbeystrowry Adam's isle Aghabologue Aghacross Aghada or Ahada Aghadown Aghern or Ahern Aghinagh Aghultie Aglish Aglishdrideen Aglishdrinagh or Aglishdrideen Ahacross or Aghacross Ahada Ahern Ahinagh or Aghinagh Ardagh Ardfield Ardnageehy Ardskeagh Athnowen (St. Mary) or Ovens Aughadown or Aghadown	Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork Cork

 

Placename	County
Aghaninshon All Saints Ardara Arranmore Aughanunchon or Aghaninshon Aughnish Aghaderg or Aghaderrick Aghaderrick see Aghaderg Anacloan or Annaghlone Anadorn Anahilt Andrew's (St.) Annaghclone Annaghlone Annesborough see Dromaragh Ardglass Ardguin or Ardquin Ardkeen Ardquin Artaine see Artane Artane otherwise Artaine	Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Donegal Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Dublin Dublin

 

Placename	County
Aughavea or Aghaveagh Aghalurcher Abbeygoraman Abbeygormagan Abbeyknockmoy Addergoole see Adregoole Adregoole or Addergoole Aghiart Ahascragh Anbally Annaghdown or Enaghdune Ardrahan Ardress Arran Islands Ashfield Athenry Aughrim Athleague	Fermanagh Fermanagh & Tyrone Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway Galway & Roscommon

 

Placename

County

Abbeydorney Aghadoe Aghavalah Aghavallin see Aghavalah Aglish Annagh or St. Anna Annascall or Aunascall Ardfert & Aghadoe Diocese Ardfert, Ardart, Ard Ert, Herfert Ardkill Ardrie (Little) Athy Abbey- Jerpoint Aghaviller Aghnamolt Aghoura see Freshford Aglish or Aglishmartin Aglishmartin Aharney Annamult otherwise Aghnamolt Ardera Aughaviller or Aghaviller Attanagh Ardnorcher otherwise Horseleap Aghancon

Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Kerry Kildare Kildare Kildare Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny Kilkenny & Laois King's (Offaly) & Westmeath King's county (Offaly)

 

Placename	County
Aghaboe or Aughavoe Aghamacart Arles Aughamacart or Aghamacart Aughavoe Abbeyleix Agharney Aharney or Agharney also Lisdowney Annaduff or Annaghduff Annaghduff Abbeyfeale Adare Aglishcormick or Liscormick Aney or Knockaney Athnett see Anhid Anhid or Athnett Ardagh Ardcanny Ardpatrick Askeaton Atheneasy Athlacca or Athlatriche Athlatriche Athnassey or Atheneasy Athnett see Adnith Abington	Laois (Queen's Co) Laois Laois Laois Laois Laois & Kilkenny Laois & Kilkenny Laois & Kilkenny Leitrim Leitrim Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick Limerick & Tipperary

 

Placename	County
Aghadowy or Aghadowey Aghanloo or Aghanloe Agherton or Ballyaghran Agivey Arrigle see Errigle Arboe or Ardboe Ardboe Ardtrea or Artrea or Ardtragh Abbeylaragh Abbeyshruel Abbeyshrule or Abbeyshruel Ahara otherwise Aughara All Saints Ardagh Aughara see Ahara Ardee	Londonderry Londonderry Londonderry Londonderry Londonderry Londonderry & Tyrone Londonderry & Tyrone Londonderry & Tyrone Longford Longford Longford Longford Longford Longford Longford Louth

 

Placename	County
Achill Achillbeg Addergoole Aghamore Aghavower or Aghamore Aglish Annagh Ardagh Attymass Aughagower Aughaval or Oughaval	Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo Mayo

 

Placename	County
Agher Ardagh Ardbraccan Ardcath Ardmulchan Ardsallagh Ashbourne Assey or Athsy Athboy Athglasson Athlumney Athsy Aghabog or Aughabog Aughabog see Aghabog Aughnamullen	Meath Meath Meath Meath Meath Meath Meath Meath Meath Meath Meath Meath Monaghan Monaghan Monaghan

 

Placename	County
Ardcarne Ardclare or Clonigormican Aughrim Athleague Achonry Aghanagh Ahamplish Ardclare Ardnaree Assadare see Ballysadare Aughanagh or Aghanagh Achonry Diocese	Roscommon Roscommon Roscommon Roscommon & Galway Sligo Sligo Sligo Sligo Sligo Sligo Sligo Sligo & Mayo

 

Placename	County
Adnith or Athnett Aghacrew or Aughacrew Aghnamadle Aglishcloghane or Eglish Ardcollum see Kilmurry Ardcroney Ardfinnan Ardmayle Athassel Aughacrew Abbey see Innislonnagh Aghaloo see Caledon Ardsrath see Ardstraw Ardstraw or Ardsrath Ardstraw-Bridge Ardtrea or Artrea Aughaloo or Aughloe Augher Aughloe Aughnacloy Ardtragh see Ardtrea Artrea	Tipperary Tipperary Tipperary Tipperary Tipperary Tipperary Tipperary Tipperary Tipperary Tipperary Tipperary & Waterford Tyrone Tyrone Tyrone Tyrone Tyrone Tyrone Tyrone Tyrone Tyrone Tyrone & Londonderry Tyrone & Londonderry

 

Placename	County
Abbeyside Affane Aglish Annestown Ardmore Almorita, Moranstown or Ballymoran Auburn Athlone Adamstown or Murnevan Ambrosetown Ardamine Ardcandridge or Ardcandrisk Ardcandrisk Ardcavan Ardcolme Ardtramont Arthurstown or King's Bay Artramont or Ardtramont Aghold or Agh-Uaill Agh-Uaill Annamoe Arklow Ashford	Waterford Waterford Waterford Waterford Waterford Westmeath Westmeath Westmeath & Roscommon Wexford Wexford Wexford Wexford Wexford Wexford Wexford Wexford Wexford Wexford Wicklow Wicklow Wicklow Wicklow Wicklow