placenamesDunkerron North
Dún Ciaráin Thuaidh
Lewis recorded money for construction separately from land supporting the school.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Dún Ciaráin Thuaidh · Irish · main form
- Dunkerron North · English · main form
Place & story
A bequest and two acres
In his 1837 Knockane parish account, Samuel Lewis recorded a national schoolhouse at Cullina. The late Colonel Mahony had bequeathed £100 towards its construction, while Kean Mahony provided two acres for its support. These were separate contributions, one to the building and the other to the institution’s continuing provision. Knockane extends across the modern North and South Dunkerron baronies; the account does not make every parish institution a site within the northern division. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dunkerron North. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Knockane: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2018-11-14. How this page was prepared.