placenamesKilshannig
Cill Seanaigh
Lewis recorded interest from a charitable fund intended for twenty parish residents.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Cill Seanaigh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilshannig · English · main form
Place & story
Mrs. Newman’s Christmas provision
Samuel Lewis recorded that Mrs. Newman had left £200 in the former currency, with the interest divided annually between ten poor men and ten widows to help provide a Christmas Day dinner. The £200 was the bequeathed capital, rather than an annual payment to each recipient. His 1837 parish account places this provision alongside locally supported schools, including one built by Mr. Newman and receiving annual assistance from him and the Reverend Mr. Becher. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilshannig. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilshanig or Kilshanick: 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.