placenamesCulcrow
Cúil Chnó
Culcrow’s educational history links the old name Milltown with a modern classroom connection to Maine.
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
- Cúil Chnó · Irish · main form · validated name
- Culcrow · English · main form
Place & story
Culcrow and Milltown
Culcrow National School also appears in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland’s collections under the name Milltown National School. Both names lead to the same school archive, SCH/946. The surviving enrolment registers listed by local historian William Macafee cover 1858–1956. [2] [4]
A classroom link across the Atlantic
During the 2020 school closures, children from Culcrow Primary School and Derryboy Primary School joined a live video link with Maine. Organised by the Ulster-Scots Agency, it connected their migration studies with the McFadden family’s former homestead. Pupils spoke with descendant Brad McFadden and archaeologist Pam Crane about the excavation. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Culcrow. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- National School Enrolment Registers for County Londonderry held in PRONI · William Macafee
- The Maine Event – Learning in Lockdown, 2 July 2020 · Ulster-Scots Agency
- Index to PRONI School Collections · Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
- Culcrow Primary School illustration: based on a Calcrow Primary School by Robert Ashby. 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 2011-12-06. How this page was prepared.