placenamesAglish
An Eaglais
Lewis’s Castlebar account records fuel transport and school patronage within the parish also called Aglish.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Eaglais · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Aglish · English · main form
Place & story
Fuel through lake and river
Samuel Lewis identified Castlebar’s parish as Aglish in 1837. Turf travelled several miles to the town by water through the lake and Castlebar River. He also recorded local employment quarrying limestone for building. The account places fuel supply and stoneworking alongside the town’s better-known manufacturing and administrative activities. [2]
Contributions to the schools
A parochial school building in Castlebar cost £220, including £90 from the rector’s school funds. The rector chiefly supported the boys’ school and contributed to the girls’ school; local subscriptions helped both. Lewis also listed national schools at Castlebar and Clonkeen, one receiving £10 annually from Lord Lucan, without specifying which. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Aglish. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Castlebar, also called Aglish parish: 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.