placenamesLordship of Newry
An tIúr
Lewis’s 1837 account records schools supported through public boards, charitable societies and gifts of land.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An tIúr · Irish · main form
- Lordship of Newry · English · main form
Place & story
School sites and benefactors
Samuel Lewis identified three schools within the lordship, in Newry and at Grinane, connected with the Board of National Education. His account also listed four linked to the London Hibernian Society. One of these, founded in 1825, occupied an acre donated by the Marquess of Downshire. Other benefactors supported schools through annual bequests: Rob. Martin left £7 a year and J. Dickinson £8. These were recurring endowments, rather than the amounts of the original capital gifts. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Lordship of Newry. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Newry Institutions: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-10-25. How this page was prepared.