placenamesDeece Upper
Déise Uachtarach
A dated brick school preserves another part of the Agher estate’s architecture.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Déise Uachtarach · Irish · main form
- Deece Upper · English · main form
Place & story
Colour and a dated inscription
The former national school at Agher bears the inscription “J.S.W. 1879”. Its red-brick walls contrast with yellow-brick decoration and limestone bands. A tall classroom block adjoins a two-storey gabled section, while cast-iron window frames and carved timber roof details preserve elements of its original design. The architectural inventory recorded the building as a house in its 2002 survey, documenting its change from classroom to residence. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Deece Upper. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Old School House, Agher, Meath: NIAH14404809 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2017-12-01. How this page was prepared.