placenamesClonmacnowen
Clann Mhac nEoghain
Lewis’s Clontuskert account identifies two schools and the patrons of one of them.
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
- Clann Mhac nEoghain · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Clonmacnowen · English · main form
Place & story
Donations and parish-wide figures
The Earl of Clancarty and the rector made annual donations to the school at Glanlahan in Clontuskert parish, according to Samuel Lewis in 1837. A second school operated at Bonla; together the two taught about 270 boys and 180 girls. Three hedge schools taught approximately another hundred children. Clontuskert extended across Clonmacnowen and Longford baronies, so these combined pupil figures describe provision within that wider parish rather than a single school or barony. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Clonmacnowen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Clontuskert, Galway: 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.