placenamesOldbawn
An Seanbhábhún
A seventeenth-century estate house and a school founded in 1978 mark two very different stages of Oldbawn’s history.
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 Seanbhábhún · Irish · main form · validated name
- Oldbawn · English · main form
Place & story
Old Bawn House
Archdeacon William Bulkeley built Old Bawn House in 1635. Its pointed gables, twelve chimneys and elaborate interiors distinguished it from the fortified residences common in the district. South Dublin Libraries records that its carved oak staircase and dated chimneypiece passed to the National Museum. After a long decline, the surviving house was demolished in 1976. [2]
Education for a growing suburb
Old Bawn Community School was founded in 1978 as Tallaght’s population expanded. Its own history identifies the Dominican Fathers and Sisters as founders and describes community service as central to its work. From 1982, non-uniform days gave pupils a means of raising money for local charities. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Oldbawn. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Old Bawn House · South Dublin Libraries Local Studies, 26 May 2012
- History of Old Bawn Community School · Old Bawn Community School
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-02-17. How this page was prepared.