placenamesToome Lower
Tuaim Íochtarach
A bequest supported a free school in Kirkinriola parish.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Tuaim Íochtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Toome Lower · English · main form
Place & story
A classroom and a home for its master
In Kirkinriola parish, within Lower Toome, Samuel Lewis recorded Guy’s free school in 1837. A bequest from John Guy supported it; the schoolhouse had cost between £400 and £500, and its master received a house and garden rent-free. Lewis also listed ten other public schools in the parish. One was the diocesan school, whose master received £120 annually. These details show several distinct arrangements for supporting education within the parish. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Toome Lower. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kirkinriola: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.