Place names in the civil parish of Kilcolgan

Description

Ballycullen Village

Proprietor Moris Blake, Esqr. Cloughballymore. Agent Anthony Blake, Esqr. Brownville. Held by one tenant at 11s. per acre. No tenure – County Cess 1s. ?d. per acre, but little of it under tillage, being nearly one sheet of limestone rocks. Near the E. end is a Fort called Cahergaloon.

group of houses

The name of a few houses.

Belmuckinish Channel

part of a townland

Part of Liscavin townland at the village is called Burrow from there being formerly an extensive Rabbit Burrow here.

Burying place for children

A fort or lisheen.

Proprietor A. F. St. George, Esqr., Tyrone House. Agent, J. O’Hara, Esqr., Clerk of Peace, Galway. Held by 33 tenants, some have leases. Rents from 12s to 16s. 6d. per acre. The soil is poor and full of small stones. Houses of stone, some without mortar and in bad repair. County Cess 1s. 4d. per acre. On the W. is a fort with cave called Caherwoobaun.

Caherpeak Village

Proprietor A. F. St. George, Esqr., Tyrone House. Agent J. O’Hara, Esqr., (Clerk of Peace) Galway. Held by the tenants at 12d. per acre. No. tenure. Poor soil and full of stones. Houses of stone in ? repair. The greater part is uncultivated and beds of limestone rocks.

There is a cave in this fort.

group of houses

The name of a group of houses.

To the northern boundary is a turlough pasture, to the West stands the small village of Carnanavudaun, through the middle of this land nearly runs a road with some plantations terminating at the East boundary. The south part of this land is a part rock, and part in cultivation. Nothing remarkable.

group of houses

The name of a few houses.

Carraghadhu Village

Carraghadhu Well

Proprietor Norris Blake, Esqr. Cloughballymore. Agent A. Blake, Esqr., Brownville. There are 11 tenants at 8s. 6d. per acre, but little of it can be tilled as it is almost one continual sheet of limestone rocks. Houses of stone in bad repair. County Cess 1s. 4d. per acre. There is a fort called Caherory and a cave on it.

Castle Taylor Village

So called from a woman who is named Mary Blaclea, i.e. Mary of Dublin, because she lived there for some time.

rocky part of the land

This is a rocky part of the land through which a lane runs.

Creggana Smuttaun

Rocks.

Creggaunnashunnagh

A bed of rocks.

Proprietor M. Blake, Esqr., Cloughballymore. Agent A. Blake, Esqr., Brownville. The principal part is covered with limestone rocks. The little that is cultivated is set and sublet to 2 or 3 tenants – 7s. per acre – houses of stone. County Cess 1s. 4d. per acre, on the N. boundary is a fort called Killen or Ruansfooka near the centre is another called Cahir.

Culdooish Lough

Culdooish rocks

A mound or kind of fort.

This townland is in three portions called Upper, Middle and Lower Park – half of it is arable and pasture, the others is uncultivated and rocky – on the S. side of some houses in the N. corner of the townland is a well called Tubberderamid. Prop. John Bodkin, Annagh. Agent Dennis Bodkin, Annagh. Occupied by 4 tenants. No tenure.

Very little arable and pasture, being nearly all one field of limestone rocks and uncultivated land. The E. boundary is centre of a Lough called Loughfingall or Esker Lough, on the W. is Muggunagh Turlough. There is nothing more remarkable.

A bed of rocks central of townland.

group of houses

A group of houses.

Proprietor Morris Blake, Esqr., Cloughballymore. Agent Anthony Blake, Brownville, Galway. Occupied by 7 tenants. The rent from 7s. to 10s. per acre. This townland is a bed of limestone rock, the small quantity tilled thereon produces potatoes, bad wheat and oats. Houses of stone in middling repair, the County Cess is 1s. 4d. per acre on the road side is a group of houses called Gurtarooa.

Proprietor J. Bodkin, Esqr., Annagh. Agent Dennis Bodkin, Esqr., Annagh. The greater part of this townland is held for grazing by one tenant, another tenant has 6 acres at Poor soil, full of small stones. The houses of stone in tolerable repair. The County Cess 1s. 4d. per acre. In the N. E. corner is a fort and on it a cave, on S. side of Fort is the Trigl. Station called Shrove or Lisnagranshy.

Headrock Village

Illaunanarroor Island

name of part of the land

The name of part of the land.

This parish in its greatest extent from E. to W. is about 4½ ?, and from N. to S. nearly 3 British miles. It is divided into 27 townlands The principal road is from Galway to Ardraghan. The nearest market towns are Clarenbridge and Ardraghan, a part of this townland is isolated and of smaller extent runs E. ¾ mile.

The residence of Mr. A. F. St. George, Esqr., [unable to read] Kilcolgan Castle on the banks of Kilcolgan River with gardens and plantations adjoining at the river side is a well called Tubberurbaun and an Altar, near the W. boundary is a Church, near the village on the road side is a Police Station. Propr. A. F. St. George, Tyrone House. Agent W. Griffith, Dublin. Set to 24 tenants under lease of £1. 10s. per acre. Soil light, poor grazing [unable to read] producing potatoes, oats and…

Kilcolgan Bridge

Kilcolgan Castle

The residence of Mathew St. George, Esqr. All the old castle [unable to read] down and rebuilt by St. Georges.

Kilcolgan River

Kilcolgan Village

Killeenmunterlane North

The most part is uncultivated consisting of wet pasture land and a large Deer Park with underwood and plantations, part of the Demesne of Mr. A. F. St. George, Esqr., of Kilcolgan Castle near the W. boundary is the Trigl. Station of Parknacreeva.

Killeenmwinterlaan South

Nothing more remarkable.

Kilternan Village

Kiltiarnan West

Proprietor Wm. Gregory, Esqr., Dublin. Agent Geo. Crippage, Esqr., Galway. The most part is set to a non-resident as a sheep walk – there is a tenant and a cotter reside on it – some part is uncultivated or rocky grounds.

Kiltiernan East

Proprietor Wm. Gregory, Esqr., Dublin. Agent Geo. Crippage, Esqr., Galway. Tenure 15 tenants at 18s. per acre. Great part is uncultivated or rocky. A very ancient church here in ruins, the part standing is in structure very thick mason work – at the W. end is a cave, part of which has no roof.

Knockaphreachaun

Knockapreaghaun

Knockaunakilleen

This is devoted exclusively to the burying of children.

Knockaunataggart

A hill.

A ford.

Knocknakeeghóga well

Laughaun Island

A turlogh or flooded portion of ground.

Lisheenpreaghaun

A fort.

Proprietor J. Taylor, Esqr., Castletaylor. Agent Geo. Crippage, Esqr., Galway. Farmed by 5 tenants at £1. 3s. 1d. per acre. No. tenure – a poor gravely soil – a large portion uncultivated and limestone rocks – houses of stone in tolerable repair, near the centre is the village of Castletaylor by which the townland is generally called or Castletaylor Burrow near the N. boundary is Crookingal Fort.

Proprietor Rd. Ralbourn, Esqr., Stip. Magistrate. Agent Mathew F. St. George, Esqr., Kilcolgan. Held as a sheep walk by two tenants – one is Mr. Persse of Moy Castle, the other is Mr. Stadden of Loughrea. Good grazing or pasture. Near the N. boundary is a Fort and on it a cave.

Loughfingall or Esker Lough

Loughna Paurkatleva

A pool of water.

This is the name given to a turlagh or flooded portion of ground.

Moore Grave yard

part of the land next to the sea shore

A name of part of the land next the sea shore.

Muckinish Point

group of houses

The name of a few houses.

Proprietor M. Blake, Esqr., Cloughballymore. Agent A. Blake, Esqr., Brownville. Nearly all limestone rocks – there are 12 tenantry tho 2 only reside on it – the others living on an adjacent property – 7s. per acre – County Cess 1s. 4d. per acre – the 2 houses are of stone and mortar tho. in bad condition.

Muggaunagh Loughaune

flooded portion of land

Flooded ground.

Mulroag Village

Proprietor A. F. St. George, Esqr., Tyrone House. Agent Wm. Griffith, Esqr. Dublin. There are 24 tenants - at 26s. per acre – a poor light soil, interspersed with limestone rock, a great part is uncultivated. Produce potatoes and but indifferent wheat. There is a lease of one life. The county Cess 1s. 4d. per acre. On the N. and near the sea shore is a village called Mulrooag, towards the ? and near the sea shore is a Fort called Lisseenprehaun.

Proprietor A. F. St. George, Esqr., Tyrone House. Agent J. O'Hara, Esqr., (Clerk of Peace). Occupied by 21 tenants some of whom have a lease of one life, the rest have no tenure - the rent is £1 per acre. The principal part is uncultivated or rocky ground. The houses are of stone. The County Cess 1s. 4d. per acre. N. of the townland are two villages called Mulroogarran and Cappaghloughlin - on the road side are two others called Pulbogh and Gurtarooa (this last is in Gurtarooa [unable to read].

Newtown Kilcolgan

Newtown Kilcolgan

The whole of ????at the eastern boundary and along the road mearing Killeelymore is a straggling village, ? the north corner is a well called Tubberkennedy and at the western boundary along the road is a group of houses called Newtown Kilcolgan and to the south a well called Tubber?.

Arable and pasture – near the N. boundary is a Fort, used as a burying place for children, and N. of the Fort a well called Tubbereeraola and a Lough named Lughanenia.

Proprietor M. Blake, Esqr., Cloughballymore. Agent A. Blake, Esqr. Brownville. Very little tillage being mostly covered with limestone rocks. There are but 2 cotters houses and they are in bad repair – near the centre is a small Lough called Paurkatleva.

Proprietor J. Bodkin, Esqr., Annagh. Agent Dennis Bodkin, Esqr., Anagh. It is held for grazing sheep and but little in tillage. There are two tenants. Rent 16s. and 21s. p. acre with a lease, neither of the tenants live on the land, but on the N. and N.W. boundary are a few houses and the ruins of Lavallyconnor Castle.

The N. part of this land consists of plantations. The south part of a ? pasture. Nothing more remarkable to be seen on it.

name of part of the land

The name of part of the land.

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