placenamesCoolstuff
Cuas Dubh
Lewis recorded different forms of assistance to local education in 1837.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cuas Dubh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Coolstuff · English · main form
Place & story
The school on the glebe
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account of Coolstuff parish in County Wexford dates its parochial schoolhouse to 1829. The incumbent erected it on the glebe and contributed £5 annually towards the school’s support. The schoolhouse was distinct from the glebe house, which Lewis dated to 1806 with assistance from a £100 Board of First Fruits gift. [2]
Mrs Hoare’s provision
A second school, chiefly for females, was supported by the Hon. Mrs. Hoare. She supplied its schoolhouse and allowed the mistress £2 a year. Lewis did not supply the teacher’s name or expand Mrs Hoare’s name. His account records premises and recurring payments, but does not give either school’s attendance or complete operating costs. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Wexford
- Barony
- Shelmaliere West
- Coordinates
- 52.31756, -6.61593
- Mapped area
- 12.6 km²
- Logainm ID
- 2649 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Coolstuff. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Coolstuffe: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.