placenamesConnell
Connail
An 1837 account distinguishes authorised market dates from actual trading in Kilmeage parish.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Connail · Irish · main form
- Connell · English · main form
Place & story
The unused fair calendar
In Kilmeage parish, Samuel Lewis recorded a patent for fairs on 25 May, 29 June and 25 September, but stated that none were being held in 1837. The parish lay within the historical barony of Connell and was crossed by the Grand Canal. Its unfulfilled fair calendar contrasts with its active schools: Lewis counted about 220 children in two public schools and about 170 in five private schools, with a Sunday school recorded separately. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Connell. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilmaogue: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.