placenamesCaher
An Chathair
Lewis recorded separate arrangements for education and medical care around Cahersiveen.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- An Chathair · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Caher · English · main form
Place & story
Funding and facilities in 1837
Caher’s national school benefited from the interest on a £500 bequest by the late General Count O’Connell, according to Samuel Lewis in 1837. Annual donations also came from the Marquess of Lansdowne and Daniel and Maurice O’Connell. A separate free school depended on subscriptions. Lewis also recorded a fever hospital established in 1834 with room for twenty-five patients, alongside a dispensary. His description identifies different sources of school support and a recent addition to the parish’s medical provision. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Caher. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Cahir, Iveragh: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.