placenamesTemplecrone
Teampall Cróine
The parish’s 1837 school network combined clergy support, an endowed fund and private teaching.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Teampall Cróine · Irish · main form · validated name
- Templecrone · English · main form
Place & story
Four supported schools
Samuel Lewis identified parochial schools at Dungloe and Carrenbuoy in his 1837 Templecrone account. Both received annual support from Colonel Robertson’s fund and the rector. The rector also contributed to schools at Maghera and Dungloe. About 160 children attended these supported schools collectively, while six private schools taught about 120 more. The figures describe provision across the parish, rather than the size of one village school or the later co-operative society’s activities. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Templecrone. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Templecroan: 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.