placenamesCarnalway
Carn Almhaí
Lewis’s account distinguishes a La Touche school from one aided by the Catholic clergyman.
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
- Carn Almhaí · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Carnalway · English · main form
Place & story
Different sources of support
In 1837 Samuel Lewis recorded a Carnalway parochial school built by the late John La Touche and supported by R. La Touche. About eighty children received instruction there. A separate school, attended by about fifty boys and forty girls, received an annual donation from the Catholic clergyman. Lewis also listed a private school with about ten boys and ten girls, alongside a Sunday school. These were separate educational provisions in his parish account, rather than a single school with combined attendance. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Kildare
- Barony
- Naas South
- Coordinates
- 53.14378, -6.69986
- Mapped area
- 15.57 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1152 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Carnalway. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Carnalloway or Carnalway, 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.