placenamesNavan Upper
An Uaimh Uachtarach
A school in Moymet drew support from an estate landlord, a rector and a parish priest.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Uaimh Uachtarach · Irish · main form · validated name
- Navan Upper · English · main form
Place & story
A building and annual donations
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account of Moymet, a parish within Upper Navan, records a school attended by about 90 children. Lord Sherborne and the rector provided annual donations, while the schoolhouse itself had been given by the Rev. Mr. Tuite, the Catholic parish priest. The account distinguishes the gift of a building from continuing financial support and records contributions by both local clergy and the estate landlord. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Navan Upper. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Moymet: 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.