placenamesAghaloo
Lewis recorded estate-built schools in several communities and a separate school supported by the countess.
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
- Aghaloo · English · main form
Place & story
Patronage across the parish
In 1837 Samuel Lewis recorded boys’ and girls’ schools at Ramakit, Curlough, Minterburn and Dyan, built and chiefly supported by the Earl of Caledon. A separate school near the demesne was built and maintained by the Countess of Caledon, providing clothing and education for 40 girls. Rahaghy’s school operated under the National Board. This parish account shows several forms of patronage alongside the parochial school at Caledon. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Tyrone
- Barony
- Dungannon Lower
- Coordinates
- 54.38718, -6.86338 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 79.02 km²
- Logainm ID
- 63156 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Aghaloo. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Aughaloo: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2008-04-21. How this page was prepared.