placenamesIveagh Lower, Lower Half
Uíbh Eachach Íochtarach, An Leath Íochtair
Lewis recorded an 1828 parish school and three later local foundations.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Uíbh Eachach Íochtarach, An Leath Íochtair · Irish · main form
- Iveagh Lower, Lower Half · English · main form
Place & story
Classrooms beyond the parish school
Magherally’s parochial school was built in 1828 and taught about 160 children when Samuel Lewis described it in 1837. It had joined the new national education system. Schools had subsequently been established at Corbet, Ballymoney and Mullaghfernaghan, extending teaching into other parts of the parish. Lewis separately recorded three private schools educating around 260 children, distinguishing their pupils from those at the parochial school. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Magherally, Down: 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.