placenamesCurraghboy
An Currach Buí
Curraghboy’s educational buildings show both adaptation of an older village landmark and continued investment in its primary school.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Currach Buí · Irish · main form · validated name
- Curraghboy · English · main form
Place & story
The old Carrick school
The 2012 Tidy Towns adjudicator identified the former Carrick National School as the home of Curraghboy’s Rural Development offices. Its retained stone plaque dated the school to 1890, preserving the building’s earlier purpose after conversion. The same visit recorded a stone map in the church grounds showing the townlands of Kiltoom and Cam with their Irish and English names, another local effort to make the district’s history visible. [2]
A classroom opening in 2026
In April 2026 Curraghboy National School marked the official opening of a special classroom with a commemorative plaque. Rebekah O’Reilly’s contemporary report records Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton visiting pupils and staff, with principal Rory Leonard explaining the school’s approach to inclusion. The event adds a recent stage to the community’s long use of school buildings as shared local institutions. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Roscommon
- Barony
- Athlone South
- Civil parish
- Cam
- Coordinates
- 53.48197, -8.12052 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1414401 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Curraghboy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Tidy Towns adjudication report 2012 — Curraghboy, entry 288 · Tidy Towns, original adjudication report
- Minister cuts ribbon on new special class at Curraghboy NS · Rebekah O’Reilly / Westmeath Independent
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.