placenamesLoughros Point
Luacharos
A school building and the life of Robert Boyd connect Loughros Point with the history of local Methodism.
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
- Luacharos · Irish · main form · validated name
- Loughros Point · English · main form
Place & story
A school with two dates
Ian Henderson's 2007 history of Ardara Methodism records two dates for Loughros Point School: 1860 on the building stone, and 1857 in circuit records. The school included a teacher's residence and also served as a place of worship. In 1922 the residence was rented to Mrs Lockhart for one shilling a year. [2]
Robert Boyd of Laccaduff
Robert Boyd, born at Laccaduff in Loughros Point in 1802, was a local Methodist figure. Henderson records that Boyd organised a soup kitchen in his home during the Famine. He later emigrated with his wife Catherine to New South Wales, where he died in 1874. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Loughros Point. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ardara Methodist Church: 175th Anniversary, 1832–2007 · Rev. Ian D. Henderson; reproduced by Barry McKee
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.