placenamesAnglesborough
Gleann na gCreabhar
Anglesborough’s history survives in a locally funded school, an early nineteenth-century church and routes once used for bringing turf from the Galtees.
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
- Gleann na gCreabhar · Irish · main form · validated name
- Anglesborough · English · main form
Place & story
A school built by the district
Michael Lewis’s history, published by Anglesboro National School, dates the first national school to 1869. Local subscriptions met its £164 construction cost, with much of the labour supplied voluntarily. Boys and girls initially occupied separate rooms in the building on the present community hall site. Overcrowding eventually prompted a replacement: a four-classroom school built in 1955 and opened in April 1956. Barna school amalgamated with Anglesboro in October 1967. [2]
St Patrick’s Church
St Patrick’s Catholic Church at Ardnamullan was built in 1804. Its cruciform plan and prominent position give it a substantial presence in the village, while the front is crowned by an open stone bellcote with a cast-iron cross. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage draws attention to the stained glass and the decorated entrance, where pilasters and scrolled consoles frame the timber doors. These details distinguish the church’s public façade from its simpler rendered side walls. [3]
An old turf road and a memorial
The route from Anglesborough towards Paradise Hill follows an old turf road. Limerick City and County Council’s trail account records that local people once used sleds to bring dried turf down from Temple Hill. Beside the village road stands a monument to Liam Lynch, who was born in nearby Barnagurraha. The mountain path and roadside memorial preserve different kinds of local memory: the practical work of obtaining fuel and the commemoration of a revolutionary figure. [4]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Anglesborough. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Education in Anglesboro · Michael Lewis, December 2017; Anglesboro National School
- St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Ardnamullan, 21905711 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Paradise Hill Loop Walk · Limerick City and County Council
- Anglesboro Village Hall, Anglesborough, County Limerick illustration: based on a Anglesboro Village Hall, Anglesborough, County Limerick (8 August 2011) by Neil Theasby. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2017-12-01. How this page was prepared.