placenamesCarrigallen
Carraig Álainn
Lewis recorded Godley family support for teaching at Drumshangour and Killigar.
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
- Carraig Álainn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Carrigallen · English · main form
Place & story
Donations and running costs
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 Carrigallen parish account distinguishes two schools at Drumshangour receiving annual donations from Mr. and Mrs. Godley from two at Killigar maintained at their expense. Other schools operated at Carrigallen, Newtowngore, Corglass, Corneagh and Kievy. Together these schools taught 480 boys and 400 girls, alongside separate private and Sunday schools. The figures concern the parish network, rather than enrolment at a single village school. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Carrigallen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Carrigallen or Clincorick: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.