placenamesBallysadare
Baile Easa Dara
Lewis’s parish account reaches beyond the village mills to building trades and education.
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
- Baile Easa Dara · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ballysadare · English · main form
Place & story
Stone for buildings and interiors
Limestone quarried in Ballysadare parish supplied building work in 1837. Samuel Lewis also noted its use for carved mantelpieces and other decorative masonry. A nearby lead mine had produced silver as well, but had already been abandoned when he wrote. These were distinct activities: the worked building stone should not be confused with an operating metal mine. [2]
Two schools supported by Cooper
Among seven schools recorded in the parish, Lewis identified two at Ballysadare and Collooney that Mr Cooper had built and continued to support. He separately mentioned five private pay schools and Sunday schools. His account gives no attendance figures for these schools. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballysadare. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballysadere or Ballasodare: 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.