placenamesOldleighlin
Seanleithghlinn
Lewis’s account records the destination of parliamentary compensation and the institutions supporting the parish school.
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
- Seanleithghlinn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Oldleighlin · English · main form
Place & story
When parliamentary representation ended
Old Leighlin returned two members to the Irish parliament until the Union. Samuel Lewis recorded that the fifteen thousand pounds awarded on its disfranchisement went to the Board of First Fruits, to support the residence of clergy. By 1837 he described the former corporation as extinct. This civic history concerns the borough associated with the parish. [2]
Education in the wider parish
The parochial school had about eighty pupils in 1837. Its donors included the dean and chapter, the incumbent and the governors of the Foundling Hospital. Lewis separately recorded around 420 children at six private schools, showing the scale of education beyond the single parochial institution. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Carlow
- Barony
- Idrone West
- Coordinates
- 52.73619, -7.03797
- Mapped area
- 40.17 km²
- Logainm ID
- 361 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Oldleighlin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Leighlin (Old) — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
- Diocese of Leighlin, concluding Old Leighlin parish account — 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.