placenamesDorrha
Dura
Lewis recorded two distinct arrangements for education in the parish.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Dura · Irish · main form · validated name
- Dorrha · English · main form
Place & story
Walsh Park and Gurteen
In 1837 Samuel Lewis described a schoolhouse within the demesne of Walsh Park, built by the estate’s proprietor, who also supported its school. At Gurteen he recorded another school connected with the National Board. His account gives neither school’s enrolment or opening date. The two entries preserve different forms of educational support within Dorrha: direct estate patronage at Walsh Park and a National Board connection at Gurteen. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Tipperary
- Barony
- Ormond Lower
- Coordinates
- 53.11931, -8.02982
- Mapped area
- 64.05 km²
- Logainm ID
- 2231 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dorrha. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Dorrah: 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.