placenamesSaint Peter's & Saint Paul's
Paróiste Pheadair agus Phóil
Lewis recorded boys’ and girls’ teaching within a civic building at Kilmallock.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Paróiste Pheadair agus Phóil · Irish · main form · validated name
- Saint Peter's & Saint Paul's · English · main form
Place & story
A castle used for education
In 1837 the boys’ and girls’ parochial schools at Kilmallock occupied the castle belonging to the town corporation, according to Samuel Lewis. The dean and chapter provided their principal support, including an endowment of about an acre of land, supplemented by subscriptions. Lewis separately counted about 190 children in three private schools. His account preserves an educational use of a municipal building within the parish of Saint Peter’s and Saint Paul’s. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Limerick
- Barony
- Kilmallock
- Coordinates
- 52.40018, -8.58124
- Mapped area
- 16.46 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1641 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Saint Peter's & Saint Paul's. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilmallock — 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.