placenamesKilmore
An Chill Mhór
The Monaghan parish had a dispersed education network and an endowed glebe in 1837.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Chill Mhór · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilmore · English · main form
Place & story
Classrooms across the parish
Samuel Lewis recorded eight public schools teaching about 520 children in Kilmore parish in 1837. Two private schools taught another 60 children, and the curate supported a Sunday school. These separate categories describe a network across the parish west of Monaghan town. [2]
The glebe-house endowment
The Board of First Fruits gave £100 towards the glebe-house in 1792. Lewis recorded a glebe of 43 acres and a recent £109 grant from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for church repairs. The dated gift and later repair grant document different contributions to the parish’s Church of Ireland buildings. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilmore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilmore, Monaghan: 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.