placenames1901 census
1,401People recorded
271Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Ballaghaderreen
Bealach an Doirín
Saint Nathy’s College records the changing buildings and educational arrangements of a school established within Ballaghaderreen’s former military site.
Recorded locationBallaghaderreen53.90478° N · 8.58527° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
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Recorded forms
- Bealach an Doirín · Irish · main form
- Ballaghaderreen · English · main form
Place & story
The college building of 1916
Saint Nathy’s own history records that its new building opened in September 1916 with 105 pupils, seventy of them boarders. Designed by W. H. Byrne, it contained classrooms, dormitories, an oratory and a science room. The older barracks continued to provide kitchens, dining space and other accommodation. [2]
More pupils travelling from home
The college associates growing day attendance with free post-primary education and school transport introduced in 1967. By 1976, it counted 136 day boys alongside 170 boarders. Extra prefabricated classrooms helped accommodate the changing enrolment. Cooperation with the local vocational school also allowed specialist teachers to be shared as the curriculum expanded. [2]
The barracks used again
After a period of disuse, the barracks building was refurbished in 2009 to provide classrooms, meeting rooms and conference space. That year also brought a commemorative garden in the quadrangle, adding another stage to the school’s adaptation of its inherited site. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Roscommon
- Barony
- Costello
- Civil parish
- Kilcolman
- Within
- Ballaghaderreen
- Coordinates
- 53.90478, -8.58527
- Mapped area
- 1.37 km²
- Logainm ID
- 43271 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
1926 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballaghaderreen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- School History: Saint Nathy’s College institutional timeline · Saint Nathy’s College
- 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 2026-09-23. How this page was prepared.