placenamesCarrigleamleary
Carraig Léim Laoghaire
Lewis described rebuilding in progress while worship continued in a private house.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Carraig Léim Laoghaire · Irish · main form · validated name
- Carrigleamleary · English · main form
Place & story
Reusing the earlier church
A new church was under construction at Carrigleamleary when Samuel Lewis wrote in 1837. It occupied the old parish church’s site, and part of the earlier walls was to be incorporated into the new building. Lewis described the intended church as small and without a tower. He put the estimated expense at £222 10s, towards which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had granted £192 10s 8d. Services meanwhile took place in a private house. The account records an unfinished project, rather than establishing the date when the new church opened. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Carrigleamleary. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Carrig or Carrigleamleary: 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.