1745-1831
Chairman of the Parsonstown (Birr) Union Board of Guardians.
1874 - 1940
Master of the Edenderry Workhouse and a member of the Edenderry Town Commissioners 1921-1924.
Lemanaghan schoolhouse was built in the late 19th century and consisted of two rooms with fireplaces. An extension was added to the rear of the building in the late 1950s. The school was closed in 1972 and left unused for approximately 20 years, during which time it fell into disrepair.
The Convent of Mercy School in Kilbeggan was opened on 10th January 1880. In September 1997, the Convent of Mercy National School and Kilbeggan Boys National School amalgamated to form Scoil an Chlochair (The school of the convent).