placenamesDromard
An Droim Ard
Lewis recorded land given for schooling and charitable interest distributed at Easter.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Droim Ard · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Dromard · English · main form
Place & story
Land, building costs and charitable income
In Dromard parish, Samuel Lewis recorded a school under the trustees of Erasmus Smith’s charity, teaching about forty boys and forty girls in 1837. Its stone building had a slated roof and cost approximately £250 to erect, on an acre given by Colonel Irwin. A separate provision came from the former rector, Dr. Benton, who left £200 in the older currency. Lewis reported that the fund was vested in the Commissioners of Charitable Bequests, with its interest distributed among the poor at Easter. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dromard. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Dromard: 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.