placenamesKildalkey
Cill Dealga
Lewis recorded educational gifts and an almshouse bequest whose buildings had not yet appeared in 1837.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Dealga · Irish · main form
- Kildalkey · English · main form
Place & story
Land and money for schools
In 1837 Samuel Lewis recorded about 150 children attending two public schools in Kildalkey parish. The Earl of Darnley had given one school an acre of land and £20 towards a schoolhouse, matched by a £20 subscription from J. Stack Murphy. Lewis separately credited Murphy with £30 towards a school at Carnisle; these were distinct contributions, not a single school-building total. [2]
Almshouses still to be built
The late Mr Hodgens of Dublin had bequeathed £1,000 for almshouses and £60 a year for their residents, who were required to be natives of the parish. Lewis explicitly stated that the almshouses had not yet been erected. The bequest therefore records a charitable intention in 1837, without establishing when or how that particular provision was subsequently carried out. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kildalkey. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kildalkey — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-05-18. How this page was prepared.