placenamesPoyntzpass
Pas an Phointe
The former national school preserves two classrooms, separate entrance lobbies and a sandstone bellcote.
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
- Pas an Phointe · Irish · main form · validated name
- Poyntzpass · English · main form
Place & story
Building the school
The Historic Environment Division dates the building to 1855–56, replacing a school erected around 1826–28 closer to the street. Its account names local masons Edward and Patrick McCourt as the stoneworkers, while leaving the architect unidentified. [2]
Classrooms and changing use
The school has two rear classrooms, each entered through its own lobby, with small stores between them. Sandstone surrounds frame the openings and a bellcote rises over the central inscription. It closed in 1972, when pupils transferred to the new primary school off Tandragee Road. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Poyntzpass. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Former Poyntzpass Primary School, Railway Street: HB15/06/048 · Historic Environment Division, Department for Communities
- McVeigh Lock on the disused Newry Canal south of Poyntzpass, as photographed in February 2019 illustration: based on a The McVeigh Lock on the disused Newry Canal South of Poyntzpass by Eric Jones. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.