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Barrowhouse

Teach na Bearú

Shanganamore National School’s own account records the changing use of its buildings and the growth of local education.

Recorded locationBarrowhouse52.95505° N · 6.97958° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

teachhouse

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

  • Teach na Bearú · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Barrowhouse · English · main form

Place & story

From a schoolhouse to a community hall

Nearby Shanganamore National School serves children from Barrowhouse and surrounding townlands. Its own history recalls an earlier school building within the adjacent church grounds, subsequently used as the local community hall. The present school was officially opened by John Moloney T.D. in May 1999. This is a history of education serving the wider Barrowhouse community, rather than a claim that every school building lies within this exact townland. [2]

Growing provision

The school describes its growth from one teacher to two and later a larger staff. It also records opening its first autism class, An Gairdín Beo, in September 2021, adding another strand to its educational provision. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Laois
Civil parish
Tankardstown
Coordinates
52.95505, -6.97958
Mapped area
2.5 km²
Logainm ID
28147 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Barrowhouse. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. About Us: Shanganamore National School · Shanganamore National School
  3. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.