Place names in the civil parish of Kilcoona

PlaceWhat is itDescription
Ballinaparkypart of a townlandName given to Southern part the townland Ballinduff.
Ballinduff townlandProprietor John Skerrett, Esqr., Athgoe Park, Dublin. Agent Dominick Donnellon, Esq., Mount Tully, Tuam. Rent 22 shillings per acre. This farm is 44 acres, other farms here are sold for a bulked rent. The quality being bad. Crops some light and part middling wheat, potatoes and some oats and rocky pasture. Co. Ces 14d. paid per acre. The Lodge and offices of Ballinduff stand near the southern part of this townland. Antiquities an old castle near the Lodge.
Ballinduff CastlecastleIn ruins; said to have belonged to the Skerretts.
Ballinduff LodgehouseFormer residence of John Skerret.
BallybauntownlandProprietor Arthur St. George French, Esq., Tyrone. Agent John O’Hara, Esq., Galway. Held under lease by Captain Lewin. Rent 15s. and sublet at the rent of 25 shillings per acre. Soil light and stony. Farms from 6 to 20 acres. Produces light crops of wheat and potatoes. Co. Cess 14d. paid per acre half early. Antiquity one fort called Rah gorriv.
BallybaunvillageA village in two clusters N. and S. separated by the road from Headford to Cahermorris the 2nd cluster are called Ballybawn.
BallycaseytownlandProprietor John Skerrett, Esq., Athgoe Park, Dublin. Aent Dominick Donnellan, Mount Tully, Tuam. Rent 24 shillings per acre. Held by lease. Soil light. Farms from 6 to 25 acres. Produces light crops of wheat, but middling potatoes. Co. Cess 14d. paid per acre. Antiquities three forts and cave therein called Cahernagoth, the above is held under lease by Proprietor.
BallycaseyvillageA village.
Ballycasey TurloughturloughA turlough.
BallydonnellantownlandProprietor Robert French, Esq., Rasen. Agent John Blake, Esq., of Minlow, both Co. Galway. All held under a leas e of lives by Timothy Hanly of Kilroe at 10s. sublet at a rent of from 14 to 15 shillings per acre. Farms from 3 to 20 acres. Soil light and rocky produces light crops, wheat and potatoes. Co. Cess 14d. per acre half yearly. Antiquities 5 forts one called Bally Edmund Fort.
BallydonnellonvillageA village in S.E. part of townland.
BallyedmondfortA fort having a cave, a small distance N. of Ballydonnellon Village, having another fort W. of it and N. of the village but has no name given to it.
BallykinnagaunfortA large fort and cave near the corner of Bohercul townland not far from road leading from Shrule to Galway on left side of the road having another fort south of it on same side of the road about 30 paces distance.
BallynewtownlandProprietor Robert French, Esq., Rasen. Agent John Blake, Esq., of Minlow, both in Co. Galway all held under lease by James Hanly, Kilroe, at the rent of 10 shillings per acre and sulet at a rent of 14 shillings per acre. Farms generally about 6 acres. Soil light and rocky, produces light crops of wheat and potatoes. Co. Cess 14d paid per acre half yearly. No antiquities.
BallynewvillageA village.
Ballynu Turlough 
BohercuilltownlandProprietor R. J. Manser St. George, Esq., Headford. Agent John O’Hara, Esq. Galway. Rent 23 shillings per acre. Held under lease. Soil about ¾ good pasture and ¼ tilled produces good wheat and potatoes. Farm nearly 200 acres. Co. Cess 14d. paid per acre. Antiquities 3 forts.
BredaghtownlandProprietor John Skerrett, Esq., Athgoe Park, Dublin. Agent Dominick Donnellon, Esq., Mount Tully, Tuam. Rent of first letting held under lease by Philip Athy, Esq., Rinville is 8 shillings and sublet at rnet of 15 shillings per acre. Farms generally from 10 to 15 acres. Soil light and stony produces light crops of wheat and potatoes. Co. Cess 1/5 that is about 3d. per acre half yearly according to the information. Antiquities 2 forts in Ballycasey.
BredaghvillageA village.
CaheranargidfortA fort.
CaheranorefortA fort.
CahergortmorefortA fort.
CaherhughyfortA large fort with a cave having a dwelling and garden thereon fortified by a wall 10 feet thick and 12 feet high leaving another large fort about 10 chains west of it which has no name given to it.
CaherinanefortA large fort having another fort contiguous thereto on the North side of Caherinone.
CahermoneenakirkafortA fort having a cave in it.
CahernagatfortFort and cave in North side of the townland. There is another fort south of the above and not far from it but has not a name given to it. 3 others without a name.
CahernallyfortA large fort having a wall 4 feet broad and 7 feet high having another fort very near it on the West side of it which has no name given to it and 3 other forts near it bearing a S.W. direction from it but they have not names given to them.
Castle ParksdemesneName given to Demesne.
CrishursavillageA village.
CrossursatownlandProprietor R. J. Manser St. George, Esq., Headford. Agent John O’Hara, Esq., Galway. Rent from 14 to 23 shillings. No lease. Farms from 6 to 20 acres. Soil some flinty and deep. Produces middling crops of wheat and potatoes. Co. Cess 14d. paid per acre.
CulgorrivvillageA village.
DoonnamonminnaunfortA handsome fort.
FearaghatownlandProprietor Denis Kirwan, Esq., of Castlehacket. No agent. Rent 10 shillings per acre parts held under lease and parts held yearly. Farms generally from 10 to 30 acres. Soil poor, light and rrocky. Produces light crops of wheat and potatoes. Co. Cess 14d. per acre half yearly. Antiquities 6 forts one called Caher.
FearaghavillageA village.
Fearagha TurloughturloughA turlough.
Gortnaporia townlandProprietor R. J. Manser St. George, Esq., Headford. Agent John O’Hara, Galway. Rent from 14 to 27 shillings per acre. Soil dry, poor pasture. Farms from 30 to 60 acres. No leases. County Cess paid per acre is 14d. half yearly. Antiquities 2 long forts having each a cave.
GortnavaddogefortA fort having Caherayurthwore a little south of it on same side of road.
InishtownlandProprietor Robert French, Esq. Rason. Agent John Blake, Esq., Minlow. All held under lease by James Hanley, Kilroe. Rent 10 shillings per acre. Soil about 20 or 30 acres. Bottomland and about 5 or 6 upland. Mostly pasture the bottom subject to floods. The upland light soil. Co. Cess paid per acre to 14d. half yearly. No antiquities. The mills of Kilroe stand on this townland.
KilcoonaparishThis parish contains ? Protestants and 1,000 Roman Catholics according to the information furnished by the respective Cergymen Rev. john O’Hara, Headford Glebe and Revd. John Molloy, P.P., who resides in the townland of Bally Colgan. This parish derives its name partly from the Abbey of Kilcoony and partly from the saint to whom that Abbey has been dedicated. Abbey signifies in the Irish Language Kil and the saints name being Coony. They compose the word Kilcoony or Coony’s Abbey. The crops generally sown here are potatoes and wheat, a trifling share of oats they are carried for sale to the market of Headford where the corn is bought and carried to Galway and Westport for export. The soil in general is light rocky and sandy. The manure chiefly used is a mixture of clay and litter of cattle. But that not being sufficient a seaweed is also brought hither from Galway for manure. Wages of farm servants:- Males from £3 to £4 per annum; Females from 24s. to 36 shillings per annum with board. Labourers 8d. a day in summer and 6d. per day in winter.
KilcoonatownlandProprietor Robert French, Esq. of Rason. Agent John Blake, Esq., Minlow. All held under lease by James Hanly, Kilroe at 9s. 6d. and sublet. Ret 20 shillings per acre. Soil middling. Farms from 3 to 6 acres. Produces tolerably good crops, wheat and potatoes. Co. Css 14d paid half yearly. Antiquities Kilcoony Old Abbey and burying place and 2 cairns called Kilcoony Cairns and a fort.
KilcoonyvillageA village.
Kilcoony Carnes 
Kilcoony Old ChurchchurchIn ruins having burying ground attached thereto.
Kilcoony TurloughturloughA turlough.
Kilcooony old churchchurch 
KilgarrifftownlandProprietor John Skerrett, Esq., Athgoe Park, Dublin. Agent Dominick Donnellon, Mount Tully, Tuam. All held under a lease of lives by Philip Athy, Esq. of Rinville and sublet. Rent 15 shillings per acre. Farms from 20 to 40 acres. Soil light and rocky. Produces light crops of wheat and potatoes and some oats. Co. Cess 14d. paid er acre. Antiquities 6? Forts.
KilroetownlandProprietor Robert French, Esq. of Rason. Agent John Blake, Esq., Minlow. All held under a lease by Timothy Hanly, Kilroe. Rent 10 shillings per acre. Soil light and stoney. Produces middling crops of wheat, oats and potatoes. Co. Cess paid per acre is the full cess 14d. per acre half yearly. There is a track of a small river through this townland. Kilroe Lodge and offices stand on this townland. No antiquities.
Kilroe HousehouseResidence of Timothy Hanly, Esq.
Kilroe Millsmill 
Knockereen townlandProprietor Robert French, Esq., Rason. Agent John Blake, Esq., Minlow or Mr. Saundes and Deputy to the Lord Chancellor and all held under lease and sublet at a rent of 13s. 6d. per acre yearly. Farms from 10 to 20 acres. Soil light and rocky. Produces light crops of wheat, potatoes and some flax. Co. Cess paid er acre is 14d. half yearly.
Limnagh EastvillageA village.
Limnagh WesttownlandProprietor John Skerrett, Esq., Athgoe Park, Dublin. Agent Dominick Donnellon, Esq., Mount Tully, Tuam. Rent from 17 to 30 shillings per acre. No leases. Soil light ad rocky. Farms from 3½ to 7 acres. Produces light crops of wheat and potatoes. Co. Cess 14d. paid per acre half yearly.
Limnagh WestvillageA village.
LisheenfortA fort in which children used to be buried.
Lisheen FortfortFormerly a burying place for young children.
LisnaskehycammafortA fort in which children are buried having a fort called Lisnathunna N. W. of it.
Liss Fortfort 
LuimnaghtownlandProprietor Francis Butler, Esq., Creg near Gort. Agent Roger O’Dea, Slieverua near Headford. Rent 21 shillings per acre. No leases. Soil part light and parts stiff clay. Produces middling crops of wheat and potatoes. Farms from 14 to 40 acres. Co. Cess 14d paid per acre half yearly.
ManuslynntownlandProprietor Counsellor William Graden, Esq., 28 Fitzwilliam St., Dublin. Agent Thomas Graden, Ballinasloe, N. 9 Society Street. Rent from 14 to 17 shilings per acre. No leases. Soil light and rocky. Farms from 4 to 50 acres. Produces middling crops of wheat and potatoes, some flax. But very poor oats. Co. Cess about ½ rent that is 7d. per acre half yearly. Antiquities 8 forts and a cairn. Namely old wood fort, Rock Fort and Gorthnavadogue Fort the others not named.
ManusreevaghvillageA village.
MaunuslinvillageA village.
MausrevaghtownlandProprietor Robert French, Esq., Rason. Agent John Blake, Esq., Minlow, Co. Galway. Rent 20 shillings per acre. No leases. Soil light and very rocky, some acres here would not rear a goat. Farms from 10 to 20 acres. Produces middling crops of potatoes, but very light wheat. Co. Cess 7d. per acre half yearly. There is a small sheet of water here near which there is a burying place for children. There is also a public school here.
Old Wood FortfortN.of South Cluster of Houses.
ParkanallacantownlandProprietor Denis Kirwan, Esq., Castlehacket. No agent. All let to Peter Roach of Castlehacket. No lease. Rent 24 shillings per acre. Soil light, all in pasture, only a middling quality. Co. Cess paid per acre is 14d. half yearly. Antiquities none.
Rathgarve 
Turlough MonaghanturloughA turlough.