placenamesKilbegnet
Cill Bheagnait
Lewis records a named patron without supplying the individual schools’ locations.
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
- Cill Bheagnait · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Kilbegnet · English · main form
Place & story
Mr Dowell’s support
Samuel Lewis recorded a public school in Kilbegnet parish in 1837 with about one hundred children, supported principally by Mr Dowell. Four private schools together taught approximately 210 children. His account distinguishes the supported public school from those private establishments, but does not identify Mr Dowell’s first name or give the individual school sites. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilbegnet. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilbegnet: 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.