placenamesMogeesha
Maigh Aisí
Lewis recorded temporary worship arrangements while the parish awaited a church.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Maigh Aisí · Irish · main form · validated name
- Mogeesha · English · main form
Place & story
Worship and school support in 1837
Mogeesha’s Established Church congregation met in a private house licensed by the bishop while awaiting the church’s re-erection, according to Samuel Lewis in 1837. His account gives no completion date for that rebuilding. The rector also contributed £8 each year towards the male and female parochial schools, which together taught about thirty children. Two private schools served approximately ninety more. The annual school donation supported education; it was not identified as money for the temporary place of worship or the proposed church. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Mogeesha. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Mogeesha, 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.