placenamesDonaghmore
Domhnach Mór
Lewis’s 1837 description records manufacturing and education before the workhouse opened.
The name
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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
- Domhnach Mór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Donaghmore · English · main form
Place & story
Corn and starch
Donaghmore’s settlement contained substantial corn mills and a starch manufactory in Lewis’s 1837 account. Its fairs were held on 28 March, 12 and 13 June, 31 August and 12 December. These references place processing and periodic trade within the parish’s economy before the later workhouse became its most prominent institution. [2]
An acre supporting a school
The rector endowed the parochial school with an acre of land. Lewis also recorded two private schools, with about 100 children educated across the three institutions. His parish population of 1,211 included 383 people in the village, distinguishing the wider rural community from the settlement served by its mills, fairs and schools. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Laois
- Barony
- Clandonagh
- Coordinates
- 52.88072, -7.59723
- Mapped area
- 16.04 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1431 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Donaghmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Donoughmore, Queen’s County — 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.