placenamesTemplemichael
Teampall Mhichíl
Lewis recorded a parochial school supported entirely by two named local benefactors.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Teampall Mhichíl · Irish · main form · validated name
- Templemichael · English · main form
Place & story
Support extending beyond lessons
Samuel Lewis recorded that Mr Smyth and the Honourable Mrs Smyth wholly supported Templemichael’s parochial school in 1837 and also provided clothing for its children. Approximately 170 children attended the parish’s two public schools collectively; that total does not belong to the Smyths’ school alone. A Sunday school was recorded separately. The account documents educational and material support in this Waterford parish, while leaving the individual school’s attendance and the benefactors’ annual expenditure unstated. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Waterford
- Barony
- Coshmore and Coshbride
- Coordinates
- 52.00689, -7.89977
- Mapped area
- 34.71 km²
- Logainm ID
- 2429 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Templemichael. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Templemichael, County Waterford — 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.