placenamesNavan Lower
An Uaimh Íochtarach
Public money, subscriptions and annual gifts supported a nineteenth-century schoolhouse.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Uaimh Íochtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Navan Lower · English · main form
Place & story
Building and sustaining a school
At Flower Hill in Donaghmore parish, Samuel Lewis recorded a schoolhouse costing £250, financed partly by government and partly through subscriptions. Its continuing support came from annual donations by the Earl of Essex, Earl Ludlow, R. R. Fitzherbert and the rector. About forty boys and thirty girls were taught there in 1837. The account distinguishes the initial building expenditure from the recurring support needed to keep the school working. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Navan Lower. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Donaghmore, Lower Navan, Meath: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2017-12-01. How this page was prepared.