placenamesTempleoran
Teampall Odhráin
Lewis recorded a lakeside demesne within a parish crossed by the Royal Canal.
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
- Teampall Odhráin · Irish · main form
- Templeoran · English · main form
Place & story
Sonna and the parish landscape
Sonna was the residence of H. Morgan Tuite when Samuel Lewis described Templeoran in 1837. He recorded a house beside a lake within a planted demesne, and associated the seat with the Tuite family for more than six centuries. That statement concerns the family’s connection with Sonna, rather than the age of the house he saw. Lewis placed the parish along Lough Iron on its northern side, with the Royal Canal crossing its lands, which were chiefly grassland. He also recorded old church ruins on the lands of Templeoran, with several raths nearby. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Templeoran. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Templeoran: 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.