placenamesKillererin
Cill Fhir Iarainn
Lewis recorded an annual school contribution alongside earlier funding for the parish church.
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 Fhir Iarainn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Killererin · English · main form
Place & story
An annual contribution to teaching
Samuel Lewis recorded M. J. Blake contributing £20 annually to one of Killererin’s three public schools in 1837. About 170 children attended the three schools collectively, while two private schools taught approximately 120 more. The contribution was to one school, rather than a grant to every public school. [2]
Gift and loan for the church
The parish church was erected in 1796 with a £500 gift and a £300 loan from the Board of First Fruits, according to Lewis. These were separate forms of assistance towards the same building. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Killererin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Killereran: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-03-28. How this page was prepared.