placenamesDalkey
Deilginis
Harold Boys’ school preserves a detailed account of the children and occupations connected with this part of Dalkey.
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
- Deilginis · Irish · main form · validated name
- Dalkey · English · main form
Place & story
A school named for two priests
Harold Boys’ National School on Saint Patrick’s Road takes its name from the nineteenth-century priests John and George Harold. Its own history describes the original school as two rooms, with outdoor toilets and a fuel shed. Later additions enlarged the building, including two rooms on its northern side during the 1960s. [2]
What the register records
The school’s history counts ninety pupils registered in 1901. Most parents had Dalkey addresses, with others coming from nearby settlements. Gardeners formed the largest occupational group, alongside carpenters, shoemakers, railway workers and other trades. The register also records pupils leaving for employment, including work as telegraph messengers, shop assistants and plasterers. It offers a close view of working households alongside Dalkey’s better-known merchant and literary history. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dalkey. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- History of the School · Harold Boys’ National School
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.