placenamesKillian
Cill Liatháin
Lewis records contrasting classroom sizes in the Galway parish.
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
- Cill Liatháin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Killian · English · main form
Place & story
The vicar’s annual contribution
Samuel Lewis recorded about ten children in Killian’s public school in 1837. The vicar contributed £5 annually towards its support. Six private schools across the parish taught about 390 children collectively. His figures place the small supported classroom within a much larger network of private schooling, without identifying individual teachers or school buildings. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Killian. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Killian or Killyan: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.