placenamesAughrim
Eachroim
This Aughrim electoral division near Athenry includes Carrowntober East, where a sandpit exposed an ancient grave.
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
- Eachroim · Irish · main form
- Aughrim · English · main form
Place & story
The discovery of 1931
A National Museum archival report records a stone-lined grave uncovered at Carrowntober East in April 1931. Gardaí secured the site, and local antiquarian T. B. Costello placed its pottery vessel in their care. Adolf Mahr investigated on 16 April. The report, based on his notes, sketches and photographs, describes a rectangular limestone cist with a capstone, a decorated vase and two flint scrapers. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Aughrim. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 1931:005 Carrowntober East: NMI Burial Excavation Records · National Museum of Ireland archival research, based on Adolf Mahr’s records
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.