placenamesRathnew
Ráth Naoi
A carved date stone records the school’s name and buildingyear.
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
- Ráth Naoi · Irish · main form
- Rathnew · English · main form
Place & story
A school of stone, brick and granite
Saint Joseph’s National School at Ballybeg was built in 1931, a date carved on its limestone name stone. The architectural inventory records a single-storey building whose projecting wings make a roughly U-shaped plan. Rough stone walls contrast with granite corner blocks and brick around the openings, while groups of windows light the rooms. In its 2003 survey, the inventory described the school as largely intact apart from replacement window frames and noted its architectural relationship with the neighbouring church. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rathnew. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint Joseph’s National School, Rathnew: NIAH16315002 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.