placenamesGarrycastle
Garraí an Chaisleáin
Lewis recorded two distinct school endowments in Gallen in 1837.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Garraí an Chaisleáin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Garrycastle · English · main form
Place & story
Different forms of local support
In Gallen parish, Samuel Lewis recorded a national school endowed with a house and garden by Frederick Ponsonby. A school at Shillestown received a house and half an acre from Mr. Judge. About 130 children attended the parish’s three public schools in his 1837 account; that figure is their combined attendance. These separate gifts show practical support for education within Garrycastle, without establishing that the schools shared a founder or opening date. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Garrycastle. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Gallen: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.