placenamesAthboy
Baile Átha Buí
Lewis’s account records support through almshouses, gardens, fuel and cash payments.
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
- Baile Átha Buí · Irish · main form · validated name
- Athboy · English · main form
Place & story
The Darnley almshouses
In 1837 Samuel Lewis described three almshouses at Athboy founded by the late Earl of Darnley, with accommodation for twelve poor widows. Each widow received an annual allowance of £5 5s, a garden and an allocation of turf. Lewis separately noted about 43 out-pensioners receiving weekly allowances from the earl’s successor. The two groups should be distinguished: the twelve widows had apartments in the almshouses, whereas the additional recipients received support outside them. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Athboy. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Athboy: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.