placenamesClongesh
Cluain Geise
Lewis recorded an estate annuity supporting free education for boys and girls.
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
- Cluain Geise · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Clongesh · English · main form
Place & story
J. Mitchell’s foundation
At Lisnabo, Samuel Lewis recorded a free school founded and endowed by Reverend J. Mitchell of Lismoy. Its support included a £50 annual charge on Mitchell’s estate. The slated schoolhouse cost £700 and contained living accommodation for the master and mistress. Lewis’s 1837 account describes education for both boys and girls, with provision for teaching and teachers’ housing within the same building. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clongesh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Clongesh or Cloongish: 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.