placenamesClonsast
Cluain Sosta
Lewis recorded a parochial school, a Clonbollogue school and four private schools in 1837.
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
- Cluain Sosta · Irish · main form · validated name
- Clonsast · English · main form
Place & story
Support from the incumbent
Samuel Lewis recorded an annual donation from Clonsast’s incumbent towards the parochial school in 1837. He also listed a school at Clonbollogue; together, these two schools taught about 250 children. Four private schools accounted for roughly another 110 pupils. The attendance figures concern separate groups of schools across the wider parish, rather than a single classroom at Clonbollogue. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Offaly
- Barony
- Coolestown
- Coordinates
- 53.23441, -7.07813
- Mapped area
- 95.52 km²
- Logainm ID
- 2013 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clonsast. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Clonsast or Cloncast: 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.