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Baile na hEaglaise
Lewis recorded several distinct educational endowments in his historical parish account.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Baile na hEaglaise · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Eglish · English · main form
Place & story
School land from Joseph Johnston
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account of Eglish parish in County Armagh credits the late Joseph Johnston of Knappagh with giving the ground for the old church and parish schoolhouse. He also provided six acres for the schoolmaster’s use. This was a specific endowment, distinct from other school gifts listed in the parish. [2]
Another house and seven acres
Lewis separately recorded Primate Robinson’s endowment of a school with seven acres and a house for its master. Lord and Lady Charlemont supported two schools, while the parochial school received private subscriptions. These references describe institutions in the historical parish, without fixing their sites to the modern map point. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Eglish. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Eglish, Armagh: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-12-20. How this page was prepared.