placenamesRedwood
Coillte Rua
An account of the first national school preserves details of its opening and first teacher.
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
- Coillte Rua · Irish · main form · validated name
- Redwood · English · main form
Place & story
Opening the school in 1879
A history published for Redwood National School’s 2014 anniversary records a letter from James Meagher announcing the school’s opening on 8 September 1879. It occupied part of Redwood House beside the castle, offered by Henry Trench. Winifrid Carroll, previously an assistant teacher in Lorrha, became its teacher. An inspection the following month found thirty-five children present and forty-two on the rolls. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Redwood. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- The First National School in Redwood; Redwood National School anniversary volume,June2014 · Redwood National School, edited by Michelle Hogan; republished on Seamus J King website
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.