placenamesOldconnell
Seanchonnail
Lewis’s 1837 account distinguishes the friary chapel from other parish sites.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Seanchonnail · Irish · main form
- Oldconnell · English · main form
Place & story
Three brethren and a spired chapel
Samuel Lewis recorded a Dominican friary on the bank of the Liffey in Oldconnell parish in 1837. Only three brethren lived there, and its small chapel had a spire. His account separately placed the Catholic parish chapel at Two-mile-house, within the Newbridge district. Older ecclesiastical remains occupied another setting: ruins of the ancient church stood in the gardens of Old Connell House. These are distinct sites in the directory’s description, rather than successive buildings on one location. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Oldconnell. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Connell (Old), 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.