Place names in the civil parish of Kilquain

PlaceWhat is itDescription
ArdgraiguetownlandThis townland contains a few houses, lime kiln, gravel pit and 3 springs, bits of Fir planting and nearly ½ bog, the remainder arable.
ArdultaghtownlandThis townland contains a village of the same name, a few detached houses, 4 lime kilns, nearly ½ of this townland is bog, the remainder arable.
Clare MaddentownlandA townland containing a few houses, a lime kiln, two Danish Forts and a Trigl. Ardultagh river divided this townland running nearly west with two eel weirs. All arable, a portion of this townland is inundated by the river.
CloonaghmoretownlandThis townland contains several houses, a lime kiln and about 9 acres of bog in its N.W. end, the remainder arable.
CloonnamaskeytownlandThis townland contains a number of farm houses, 5 lime kilns, several springs and a spa well, on its western boundary a gravel pit, there is a very small portion of bog in the S. East end, the remainder arable.
DeerparktownlandThis townland contains a number of houses, 4 lime kilns and about 4 acres of bog on its South, the remainder arable. A bye road runs through this townland.
DerrewtownlandThis townland contains a village of the same name, several farm houses and lime kilns, a few springs and a portion of bog in the N. West and S. East angles – the remainder arable.
GlebeglebeA townland in which there is no remarkable feature – all arable.
KillachunnatownlandThis townland contains two villages, the one in the South taking the name of the townland the other near the northern boundary named Peter's hill. Several farm houses, lime kilns, a well, a Trig. St. and Danish forts, a Roman Catholic chapel and school. A bye road runs through this townland. A small portion of bog, the remainder arable.
KilladullisktownlandA townland containing a few farm houses, 7 lime kilns, a Danish Fort, several springs, and a portion of bog on its North side. The remainder arable. A small portion of Fir planting.
KilquainparishThis parish contains several detached portions of bog (comprised about 1/12 of the parish), two Demesnes and a gentleman’s seat in each, namely Raheen and Longford Lodge, some small portions of fir plantation , two villages called Kilquain and Moorfield, and an ancient Grave Yard called St.Bridget's, several streams, spring wells, houses and lime kilns. It is intersected by the roads leading from Killimer to Ballinasloe, lawrenstown to Eyrecourt and Killimer to Eyrecourt. It is partly bounded on the sth by a small river. It has a Roman Catholic chapel and school and near Kilquain is a holy well and graveyard and the ruins of a church.
Kilquain alias QuainsboroughtownlandA townland containing 4 villages of the same name, a lime stone quarry, four gravel pits, Danish forts, and a large portion of bog on its west side, the remainder arable.
Moorfield or GortnamonatownlandThis townland contains a village of the same name and another called Pake, a few farm houses, four lime kilns, three limestone quarries, a gravel pit, a few spring wells, three Danish forts and a Trig St.. About 1/4 if this townland is bog on its north in which there is a patch of arable called Derreenapooka - the road from Eyrecourt to Kiltormer and Ballinasloe passes E and W through this townland.
MuingbauntownlandThis townland contains a number of farm houses, several lime kilns, 8 lime stone quarries, a gravel pit, a grave yard and Lough called after the townland - a large portion of this townland is bog, the remainder arable.
Old StreettownlandThis townland contains a village of the same name same name – nearly ½ bog, the remainder arable. There is a Trigl. on the mearing between this townland and Derreen called Old Street.
RaheentownlandA townland containing a gentleman's seat called Raheen, several farm houses, two lime kilns, a limestone quarry and gravel pit, a Danish fort called Cloohanastra - several detached portions of fir planting. About 1/6 of this townland is bog the remainder with the exception of a small portion of furze on the nth side is arable.
ShanballytownlandA townland containing a few farm houses, a lime kiln and about 8 acres of bog near its South boundary – the remainder arable.
SkehanaghtownlandThis townland contains a few farm houses and Danish Forts - all arable.
StowlintownlandThis townland contains a gentleman’s seat, Quansborough Lodge, a grave yard and ruin of a church, a few detached houses, a limestone quarry and sand pit, several springs, a small portion of Fir planting chiefly on hills. A very small portion of bog on the N.E. and also a holy well called Patrick's well 81/2 chains W by N of the church ruin.
Timsallagh townlandThe townland contains a great number of houses and lime kilns, a gravel pit and Trig. St., west of this townland near some houses is a grave yard called St. Bridget’s and a Holy Well of the same name. There is a small portion of bog, the remainder arable.
WoodfieldtownlandThis townland contains a number of houses and lime kilns and about one third of this townland is bog, the remainder arable.