placenames1901 census
72People recorded
13Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Barden 14
- Fennelly 10
- Hogan 8
- Mackey 6
- Rice 5
Burnchurch
An Teampall Loiscthe
The school’s own account follows education in the wider Burnchurch community.
Recorded locationBurnchurch52.57878° N · 7.29226° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- An Teampall Loiscthe · Irish · main form · validated name
- Burnchurch · English · main form
Place & story
Subjects in 1873
Burnchurch National School’s history describes a two-classroom school built beside the church in the 1860s. Its account of the 1873 registers lists agriculture, algebra, geometry and bookkeeping alongside reading, writing and arithmetic. Children contributed a shilling towards winter coal. [2]
Expansion in 2008–10
Work on a further extension began in November 2008, with Peter Bluett designing the addition. Pupils moved into new classrooms in October 2009. Grounds work followed, including an artificial-turf pitch; the school dates completion of the whole programme to Christmas 2010. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Kilkenny
- Barony
- Shillelogher
- Civil parish
- Burnchurch
- Coordinates
- 52.57878, -7.29226
- Mapped area
- 2.21 km²
- Logainm ID
- 26122 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
59People recorded
11Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
67People recorded
12Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Gorey 14
- Giles 9
- Barden 8
- Power 7
- Mackey 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Burnchurch. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Burnchurch School: A Brief History of Our Time · Burnchurch National School
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.