placenamesAghnameadle
Áth na Méadal
Lewis distinguishes public and private teaching and records an organised relief fund.
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
- Áth na Méadal · Irish · main form · validated name
- Aghnameadle · English · main form
Place & story
Public and private schools
In his 1837 description of Aghnameadle, Samuel Lewis recorded about 120 boys and 120 girls attending two public schools. Three private schools taught approximately 170 children. The public-school figures distinguish boys and girls but do not establish that each school admitted only one sex. [2]
A fund for poor relief
Lewis also noted that a poor fund had been established on the plan of Dr Chalmers. His brief notice records the initiative without naming its local organisers, giving its income or reporting how many people it helped. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Tipperary
- Barony
- Ormond Upper
- Coordinates
- 52.82903, -8.01108
- Mapped area
- 42.08 km²
- Logainm ID
- 2156 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Aghnameadle. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Aghnamadle: 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.