placenamesWaterside
Cois na Deargaile
Waterside’s Killarney townland setting contains evidence from the riverbank and the nineteenth-century landscape around Ardmore House.
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
- Cois na Deargaile · Irish · main form
- Waterside · English · main form
Place & story
Timbers uncovered in 1995
River-widening works on the Dargle exposed seventeen oak timbers in Killarney in January 1995. Conor McDermott’s investigation found that most had already been disturbed, although one timber remained embedded in the gravel. Many appeared split, but abrasion had removed any visible toolmarks. The arrangement suggested human activity without establishing it beyond doubt. [2]
An early date, an uncertain structure
The National Monuments Service subsequently reported a radiocarbon date of 4661–4360 BC from one timber. It retains the excavator’s uncertainty about whether the remains formed a structure at all. A landing place for log boats was suggested as a possible explanation. The date of the wood therefore should not be treated as proof of an excavated prehistoric harbour. [3]
Ardmore House
Nearby Ardmore House, also in Killarney townland, is an Italianate villa dated to about 1860. The National Inventory records its hipped slate roof, deep overhanging eaves, arched windows and projecting entrance porch. Surveyed as film-studio offices, it retains much of its nineteenth-century architectural character within the studio grounds. [4]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Waterside. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Excavations1995:289:Killarney,95E0004 · Conor McDermott, Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit, UCD
- SMRWI004-006----:Killarney timbers,29January2013 · Claire Breen, National Monuments Service, drawing on McDermott1995
- NIAH16400810:Ardmore House,Killarney,2003 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-07-01. How this page was prepared.