placenamesMoneystown
An Muine
Moneystown’s parish and school records reveal a history of local institutions sustained through difficult weather and community fundraising.
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
- An Muine · Irish · main form · validated name
- Moneystown · English · main form
Place & story
The Sacred Heart church
The Archdiocese of Dublin dates Moneystown’s first church to 1911. Its replacement, dedicated to the Sacred Heart, was opened by Archbishop John Charles McQuaid on 8 June 1969. The later constitution of Roundwood parish in 1974 is a separate event in the area’s church history. These dates distinguish the present building from its predecessor and from the administrative parish that serves it. [2]
Snow in the diocesan correspondence
Two letters preserved in Dublin Diocesan Archives record how snow disrupted worship in Moneystown. The catalogue identifies correspondence from Fathers John M. Costello and John Fahey to Archbishop McQuaid, dated between January 1941 and February 1958, and states that the weather prevented Mass being said locally. This small archival file documents the practical effects of winter conditions on the community’s religious life. [3]
Recipes for a school building fund
In 2006, food writer Caroline Hennessy reviewed Real Food for Real People, a cookbook produced by Moneystown National School’s parents’ committee to support its building fund. Families contributed recipes, while children’s drawings and photographs helped illustrate the book. It also included a school history by former principal Frank McGillick. Hennessy reported that the first printing sold out in about a month, requiring a reprint. [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Wicklow
- Barony
- Newcastle
- Civil parish
- Derrylossary
- Coordinates
- 53.01029, -6.21194 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1166498 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Moneystown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Roundwood parish: history of Moneystown churches · Archdiocese of Dublin
- Item 69/1:25 January 1941–10 February 1958, snow and Mass at Moneystown · Dublin Diocesan Archives / Catholic Archives
- Moneystown’s Real Food for Real People,29 March 2006 · Caroline Hennessy / Bibliocook
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.