placenamesKilmaganny
Cill Mogeanna
Lewis records a forest-tree nursery near the village and substantial planting at Rossenarre in 1837.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Mogeanna · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilmaganny · English · main form
Place & story
Trees in the local landscape
A large nursery of forest trees stood near Kilmaganny village when Samuel Lewis wrote in 1837. He also described Rossenarre, the residence of W. Morris Reade, as a demesne of about 600 acres, of which approximately 200 were planted. The two notices record tree cultivation at different places; they do not identify the nursery’s proprietor. [2]
Support for schooling
Lewis credited W. M. Reade with supporting a public school attended by about fifty children. Two private schools together taught approximately 150 children, and two Sunday schools also operated. His account distinguishes these forms of education without assigning the Sunday schools an attendance total. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilmaganny. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilmoganny: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.