placenamesBallymachugh
Baile Mhic Aodha
Lewis’s account places local justice alongside the parish’s educational buildings.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Baile Mhic Aodha · Irish · main form
- Ballymachugh · English · main form
Place & story
Teaching and district business
In 1837 Samuel Lewis recorded petty sessions in Ballymachugh’s schoolhouse every third Saturday. His parish description also identifies several forms of school support: Lord Farnham and the incumbent contributed to the parochial school for boys and girls, while Farnham built and supported a schoolhouse at Orley. Another school stood at Ballynany. Lewis counted about 280 boys and 230 girls across the schools collectively, without assigning those totals to the building used for sessions. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballymachugh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballymachugh: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-05-27. How this page was prepared.