placenamesRathconnell
Rú Chonaill
Lewis records two separate projects financed through gifts, loans and the incumbent’s own contribution.
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
- Rú Chonaill · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Rathconnell · English · main form
Place & story
Two construction accounts
Rathconnell’s tower-and-spire church was erected in 1798 at a cost of £831, according to Samuel Lewis. The Board of First Fruits gave £461 and supplied the balance as a loan. A separate account for the glebe house totalled £738: a £369 gift and £214 loan from the Board covered part of the expense, with the incumbent paying the remainder. Lewis’s figures distinguish the two buildings and their different funding arrangements. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rathconnell. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Rathconnell, or Turin: 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.