placenamesDysartgallen
Díseart Gailine
Lewis records several forms of support for education and poor relief in this Laois parish.
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
- Díseart Gailine · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Dysartgallen · English · main form
Place & story
Teaching and a legacy for the poor
In his 1837 account of Dysartgallen, Samuel Lewis reported about 680 children attending two public schools. The rector supported the parochial school and had built its schoolhouse; Lewis did not assign all those pupils to that school alone. Five private schools together taught about 160 more children. He also recorded a £500 bequest by Mr. Dillon for the parish’s Roman Catholic poor, without identifying him further or describing how the money was administered. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dysartgallen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Dysartgallen: 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.