Overview
Settlement cluster in Ross (upperthird By.) is recorded as Settlement cluster at Ross (upperthird By.). It preserves evidence of a place used for homes, seasonal shelter, farming or shared daily work. The source record also describes the surviving evidence; its details are kept below.
Who lived here and when
The record identifies Settlement cluster in Ross (upperthird By.) as Settlement cluster. It does not safely name every person, family or worker who used it, or fix all phases to exact years.
Homes and daily life
The recorded type points to a place used for homes, seasonal shelter, farming or shared daily work. That explains the likely everyday purpose without claiming people, tools or customs that the exact record does not prove.
What was found
The saved source says: A place called Na Sráidíní, or the streets, at Ross (Power 1952, 411) could be interpreted as a village. It remains unlocated. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 02 November 2010
Why it ended
The saved record does not establish one certain ending. A change in farming, water level, trade, fuel, ownership, route or settlement pattern may have ended the use, but no single cause is claimed without evidence.
Why it mattered
Settlement cluster in Ross (upperthird By.) fixes a real piece of work or daily life to an exact place. Even where names are lost, its remains show how people obtained food and materials, organised land, made homes or adapted to the local ground.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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