placenamesAnnaghdown
Eanach Dhúin
Two school endowments provided for free instruction before the later institutions at Corrandulla.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Eanach Dhúin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Annaghdown · English · main form
Place & story
Endowments at Annaghdown and Woodpark
Samuel Lewis recorded in 1837 that the Reverend Redmond Hardagan had endowed schools at Annaghdown and Woodpark with £100 each in the former currency. Each endowment provided for thirty children to receive free instruction. Lewis reported about 160 children attending the two schools when he wrote, a different figure from the sixty places specified by the endowments. He also counted six hedge schools teaching approximately 300 children across the parish, and a Sunday school supported by the vicar. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Annaghdown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Annaghdown or Enaghdune: 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.