placenamesBallyloughloe
Baile Locha Luatha
Lewis records separate benefactors supporting classrooms at Baylin and Ballinagarbery.
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 Locha Luatha · Irish · main form
- Ballyloughloe · English · main form
Place & story
Lord and Lady Castlemaine’s support
Samuel Lewis recorded a school at Baylin supported by Lord Castlemaine and a separate girls’ school there supported by Lady Castlemaine in 1837. A bequest from the late Dr Maxwell supported another school at Ballinagarbery. Together with the National Board school attached to Mount Temple’s chapel, the schools taught about 150 boys and 190 girls. Lewis listed another 200 children in three pay schools. These are totals across the parish’s school network. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballyloughloe. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballyloughloe: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.