placenamesTomregan
Tuaim Dhreagain
Lewis records how a schoolhouse combined teaching rooms with accommodation for its staff.
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
- Tuaim Dhreagain · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Tomregan · English · main form
Place & story
A jointly funded schoolhouse
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 Tomregan account describes Ballyconnell’s schoolhouse as costing £227. The incumbent, government and Ballyconnell estate each contributed, although he gives no separate amounts. The building contained schoolrooms for boys and girls and residences for both the master and mistress. Lewis described it as open to children of all poor families. His wider parish account includes land in both Cavan and Fermanagh; the Ballyconnell school is a specific institution, rather than a school in every part of that area. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Cavan
- Barony
- Loughtee Lower
- Barony
- Tullyhaw
- Coordinates
- 54.11098, -7.58760
- Mapped area
- 30.23 km²
- Logainm ID
- 396 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Tomregan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Tomregan: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-04-20. How this page was prepared.