placenamesGalway
Gaillimh
An 1837 account distinguishes a convent school, a rent-free schoolhouse and private teaching.
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
- Gaillimh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Galway · English · main form
Place & story
Different forms of school support
Rahoon parish extended across the Galway district and Moycullen, so its historical school totals should not be confined to one barony. Samuel Lewis recorded a Presentation convent teaching poor girls without fees in 1837. Its school was linked with the National Board. Another school received support from the parish priest and occupied a rent-free house bequeathed by the Rev. Mr Morney. About 580 children attended three public schools collectively, with roughly 250 more in seven private schools. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Galway. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Rahoon: 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.