placenamesKinvarradoorus
Cinn Mhara
Lewis recorded a donated site for a public school that was still planned in 1837.
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
- Cinn Mhara · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Kinvarradoorus · English · main form
Place & story
A school site from the Baron de Basterot
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 entry for Kinvarra described a large public school about to be built in the town on land given by the Baron de Basterot. He also recorded six private schools with about 330 children collectively. The proposed building belongs to his historical account of Kinvarra; the entry does not establish when the new school opened or provide a completed building to identify today. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kinvarradoorus. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kinvarra: 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.