placenamesOldross
Seanros
An annual gift to poor people depended on a particular lease, while local patrons contributed to the parish school.
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
- Seanros · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Oldross · English · main form
Place & story
A bequest charged on Ballylane
John Hughes of Cracken, in Oldross parish, left an annual payment for poor people, according to Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account. The bequest was ten pounds in the older Irish currency, charged on his lease of Ballylane. It was to last for the remainder of that lease’s term. The arrangement tied the duration of the charitable payment to a specific property interest. [2]
Land and donations for the school
The parochial school had accommodation for its master and an acre of land. Lord Carew contributed five pounds annually towards its maintenance, and the rector contributed two pounds. Lewis also recorded a separate private school at Cushinstown, attended by about sixty children. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Oldross. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ross (Old) — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-08-06. How this page was prepared.