placenamesKillashee
Cill na Sí
The former rectory at Templeton Glebe and Lewis’s school account add to the history of this Longford parish.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Cill na Sí · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Killashee · English · main form
Place & story
The house at Templeton Glebe
Killashee’s former rectory was built in 1786, according to the parliamentary return cited by the architectural inventory. Its restrained two-storey frontage gives particular emphasis to the entrance: a rusticated limestone surround frames a fanlight with intersecting tracery, reached by a flight of stone steps. Outbuildings and a former walled garden complete the group. The inventory identifies the Reverend William Digby as its resident in 1846 and Archdeacon Henry Johnston in 1881. [2]
Different sources of school support
In 1837 Lewis recorded a parochial school on the Erasmus Smith foundation, whose trustees had helped pay for its building. About 100 children attended. Two other public schools taught around 220 children, with annual contributions from the incumbent to each. Three private schools together taught approximately 325 children, and a Sunday school also operated. These figures concern the parish union described by Lewis, rather than a single village school. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Killashee. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- The Rectory, Templeton Glebe, NIAH13311004 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Killashee, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland1837 · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.