placenames1901 census
3People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Quirke 2
- Monaghan 1
Bullaun
An Ballán
The local school’s account records how educational buildings changed use in the wider Bullaun community.
Recorded locationBullaun53.24539° N · 8.55624° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- An Ballán · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Bullaun · English · main form
Place & story
The school of 1888
Scoil Éanna’s own history dates the earlier Bullaun National School to 1888. It describes two large classrooms and separate boys’ and girls’ yards divided by a wall, with toilets at the rear. The old church stood across from the school. These details record a former arrangement of the village’s public buildings, rather than the layout of the present school. [2]
A change of use in 1960
When Scoil Éanna opened in 1960, the earlier national-school building became the village hall. The school describes its replacement as a three-teacher building with a water tower, shed and indoor toilets. Its account recalls an ordinary enrolment of about seventy pupils during the following decades. This school history concerns the wider community served from Bullaun, beyond the boundaries of the historical townland alone. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
3People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Gynn 2
- Hoban 1
1926 census
15People recorded
2Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Bullaun. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Scoil Éanna Bullaun: School History · Scoil Éanna Bullaun
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.