placenamesBarretts
Baróidigh
Lewis’s account of Grenagh records seasonal attendance at private schools in a parish lying mainly within Barretts.
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
- Baróidigh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Barretts · English · main form
Place & story
Schooling across the wider parish
In 1837 Samuel Lewis placed Grenagh parish in Barretts, apart from the ploughland of Ballymartin in East Muskerry. He recorded parochial schools supported by the rector and three private schools attended by about 240 children during the summer. That seasonal total concerns the wider parish, including its small portion outside Barretts. It provides a glimpse of rural education alongside the farming and water-powered manufacture described in his account. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Barretts. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Grenaugh: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.