placenamesNewtown
Cluain Broc
An existing room gained a new educational use.
Recorded locationNewtown52.84393° N · 7.10637° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- Cluain Broc · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Newtown · English · main form
Place & story
Adapting the school
Newtown National School’s principal Kevin Gorman described converting an auxiliary room into a sensory room, equipped by the school itself. His account places the school just off Newtown Cross, serving surrounding communities. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Newtown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Our School Revisited: Newtown NS,28 June2020 · Kevin Gorman, interview published by LaoisToday Reporter / Laois Today
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.