placenamesCastle Ellis
Caisleán Eilís
Lewis recorded a school at Ballybog supported through several distinct gifts from Mrs Jessop of Dowry Hall.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Caisleán Eilís · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Castle Ellis · English · main form
Place & story
Support beyond the schoolhouse
By 1837 Mrs Jessop of Dowry Hall had built a schoolhouse at Ballybog in Castle Ellis parish. Samuel Lewis recorded annual support of £40, about two acres of land and six tons of coal each year. Children from surrounding parishes could attend and received books and stationery; girls had a separate schoolroom. The account distinguishes a building, a land endowment and recurring supplies, rather than giving a single construction cost. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Wexford
- Barony
- Ballaghkeen South
- Coordinates
- 52.45967, -6.38496
- Mapped area
- 23.48 km²
- Logainm ID
- 2645 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Castle Ellis. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Castle-Ellis: 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.