placenamesDurrow
Darú
Lewis’s 1837 survey records Durrow’s school funding, ecclesiastical connections and former administrative position between Queen’s County and Kilkenny.
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
- Darú · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Durrow · English · main form
Place & story
Mrs Walker’s infants’ school
Durrow's infants' school received £52 annually from Mrs Walker, according to Samuel Lewis in 1837. Lord Ashbrook and the incumbent supported the parochial school. Together these institutions taught about seventy children, while four private schools educated approximately 180 more. The figures show education supported through both patronage and fees; they describe provision before the Famine, rather than enrolment in a single modern school. [2]
A parish described across two counties
Lewis placed Durrow parish partly in Upper Ossory, Queen's County, but chiefly in Galmoy, Kilkenny. He described the town as administered within Kilkenny despite being surrounded by Queen's County. This is a historical jurisdiction recorded in 1837, distinct from Durrow's present identification with Laois. His parish acreage and county description should therefore be read in that earlier administrative setting. [2]
Connections with Ossory and neighbouring parishes
The Church of Ireland vicarage was in the gift of the dean and chapter of Saint Canice's, Kilkenny, with the rectory attached to the cathedral's estate. Catholic arrangements divided the civil parish: one part belonged to Ballyragget's district, while the remainder joined Aghamacart in the Durrow district. These overlapping jurisdictions linked local worship to institutions and communities beyond the town. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Laois
- Barony
- Clarmallagh
- Coordinates
- 52.84605, -7.40381
- Mapped area
- 18.99 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1432 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Durrow. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Durrow or Castle-Durrow: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837 · Samuel Lewis
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