placenamesNethercross
An Chrois Íochtarach
Lewis described estate-supported schools offering instruction across religious denominations.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Chrois Íochtarach · Irish · main form · validated name
- Nethercross · English · main form
Place & story
Classrooms and work for Queen Adelaide
Samuel Lewis’s 1837 Portrane account records a boys’ school supported by G. Evans and a girls’ school supported by Mrs. Evans, both open to children of all religious denominations. Mrs. Evans had provided a schoolhouse with rooms for the mistress. Girls learned embroidery, and Lewis reported that work produced there included a dress or apron made for Queen Dowager Adelaide. About 120 children attended the two schools collectively, rather than the girls’ school alone. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Nethercross. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Portrane: 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.