| Place | What is it | Description |
| Ballinfoil Village | village | |
| Ballinloughaun | village | |
| Ballinphoill | townland | Propr. Marquis of Clanricard, Portumna Castle. Agent Robt. Darcy Woodville. Under a lease of one life at a bulk rent of £120 and contains about 60 acres of tillage and about 57 acres of rocky land and flooded bottoms. Soil heavy clay, producing potatoes, wheat, oats, etc. Town taxes very high being £22 a year. Nothing remarkable on it. |
| Ballybaan Fort | fort | |
| Ballybaan Village | village | |
| Ballybaunbeg | townland | Propr. Governors of Erasmus Smith, Dublin. Agent Mr. Hunt, Gort. This townland is held by 4 tenants under a lease of 21 years, rent £2. 10s. per acre and let as per acre £3 to £4. Soil a heavy clay, producing potatoes, wheat, oats, etc. On this townland is the residence of Walter Joyce, Esqr., Merview House, a neat house. Three stories high with offices, garden and demesne handsomely planted, also a neat Lodge called Browns Lodge on Mount Brown. There is the ruins of an old church called St. James’s Church. |
| Ballybaunmore | townland | Propr. Governors of Erasmus Smith, Dublin. Agent Mr. Hunt, Gort. P. M. Lynch, Esq., Renmore House, has a lease of this townland at £1. 10s. per acre and is sublet to 12 tenants at will at from £2. 20s. to £4 per acre. Soil a heavy clay and a good part of it rocky, producing potatoes, wheat, oats, great portion of this townland is let as conacre, and free crop for manuring it. There is a Fort in this townland called Ballibane Fort and the Houses called Ballibane Village. |
| Ballybrit | townland | Propr. Governors of Erasmus Smith, Dublin. Agent Mr. Hunt Gort. Pk. Commins of Roshill holds this townland under a lease of 21 years and has it let to his son Thos. Commins at £1 per acre who has it sublet to 16 tenants at will at 2s. per acre, and a great portion of it in conacre at £4 per acre. Soil a heavy clay and rocky. Producing potatoes, wheat, etc. There is a neat two story high house in this townland called Ballybrit House the residence of Mr. Thos. Commins. In this townland is the ruins of an old Castle called Ballybritt Castle and grave yard for burying children. The houses are called Ballybrit Village. |
| Ballybrit | village | A village. |
| Ballybrit Castle | castle | The walls of this old castle are still standing and in good preservation. It appears to have been a place well calculated for defence, the walls are 5 feet thick and the stones well fitted. Height about 45 feet, the ascent is by winding stairs of cut stone, partly broken down – no information could be obtained as to what time it was erected or by whom founded. |
| Ballybrit House | house | The residence of Thos. Commins, Esq., a neat house, 2 stories high with suitable offices and garden. |
| Boilingbrook Fort | fort | |
| Boslehaden Hill | hill | |
| Cappanabornia | townland | Propr. Mr. Edward Blake of Frenchfort, Oranmore. This townland is the Hereditary property of Propr. And let to 2 tenants at a bulk rent of £6. 10s. 10d. a year. Lease of 31 years. Soil a heavy clay, producing potatoes wheat, oats etc. There is a great part of it rocky and bushy. This townland joins 2 mile ditch on the W. and on the left side of the road to Tuam. |
| Castlegar | townland | Propr. Marquis Clanricard, Portumna Castle, Co. of Galway. Agent Robert Darcy of Woodville. This townland is held by 46 tenants at a bulk rent of £250 lease of one life. Soil light gravely clay and a great portion of it rocky. There is a New Roman Catholic Chapel on this townland, also a small fort or burying place for children called Killesseana Castlangar and a hill called Cruckayarragh. There is also the ruins of an old castle called the Castle of Castlegar. |
| Castlegar | village | A village. |
| Castlegar Castle | castle | Part of the walls of this old castle are still standing, but in a tottering condition. Thickness of walls and height similar to that of Ballybrit. It could not be ascertained what time it was built or by whom. |
| Coolagh | townland | Propr. Marquis of Clanrickard, Portumna Castle, Co. Galway. Agent Robert Darcy of Woodville. This townland is held by 42 tenants at a bulk rent of £120 lease of one life. Soil a heavy gravely clay. A great portion of this land rocky, producing potatoes, wheat, etc. The town taxes extremely high, being £22 a year. The houses in this townland is called Coolagh Village, at the boundary of Coolagh and Menlo where the road crosses the flooded land is called Suckeen Dyke. |
| Coolagh Village | village | |
| Corrib River | river | This river divides Town Parks and Glananayle from Terryland, Ballinfoil and Castlegar. It runs in a N. Easterly direction from the Corrib River and sinks at Castlegar village. |
| Cruckaparkamore | | |
| Cruckayarrough | | |
| Galway Town | town | This Town in its greatest extent from East to West is 1 British Mile nearly and from North to South ½ a mile British. A list of the principle streets, lanes , etc. will be seen in the following pages. |
| Glais Lin | river | This river divides Town Parks and Glananayle from Terryland, Ballinfoil and Castlegar. It runs in a N. Easterly direction from the Corrib River and sinks at Castlegar village. |
| Glenanail | townland | Propr. The Governors of Erasmus Smith. Agent Mr. Hunt, Gort. This townland is held by Arthur Cooper Halliday by lease of 21 years renewable and under him 24 cottiers who pay him £7 per year for their houses. He sets a great portion of this townland in conacre at £6 per acre. It is all very rocky, interspersed with spots of tillage land. A. C. Halliday resides on this land in a small hut. In this townland there is part of the line of road leading to Tuam called Laughtavarna and Bossliheadin. |
| Goll-Mac morna's stones | carn | This is a heap of stones forming a mound, said to have been erected by a giant called Goul Macmorna. |
| Hare Island | island | This Island belongs to Renmore townland South of which it is situated. |
| Illanacorra | island | An island W. of the parish and Coolagh townland. |
| Jordan's Island | island | This island belongs to Terryland. |
| Knocknasimon | | |
| Laghtavarna | village | A village or group of houses. |
| Lisbeg | fort | A fort. |
| Loughadooly | lake | The parish boundary passes through this Lough. |
| Loughatalia | inlet | This is an inlet of Galway Bay called Loughathaulia. |
| Loughaun | lake | A kind of lough. |
| Loughaunnashavock | | |
| Merview | house | Merview is the residence of Walter Joyce, Esq. It is pleasantly situated and commands a fine view of the Bay and Town of Galway. The house is 3 stories high with suitable offices and garden and the ground neatly planted. |
| Merview House | house | Merview is the residence of Walter Joyce, Esq. It is pleasantly situated and commands a fine view of the Bay and Town of Galway. The house is 3 stories high with suitable offices and garden and the ground neatly planted. |
| Mile Stone | village | A village or group of houses. |
| Milestone | townland | Propr. Governors of Erasmus Smith, Dublin. Agent Mr. Hunt, Gort. This townland is held by M. Lynch, Esq., Renmore House, under a lease of 21 years renewable. A part of which is sublet to 13 cottiers who pay him from £1. 10s. to £2 a year for each house. The other part let in conacre at from £4. 10s. to £5 per acre. Soil a deep heavy clay, producing potatoes, wheat, oats, etc. Nothing remarkable in this townland save Mr. Lynch’s House and Demesne to the West of it. |
| Mount Browne | house | The residence of Thos. Doolan Esq. |
| Parkmore | townland | Propr. ? Blake, Esq., a minor. French fort. Agent Nicholas Blake, Esq., French Fort, Oranmore. This townland is occupied by 11 tenants at will. Rent £2 per acre. Soil light gravely clay, producing potatoes, oats, wheat, etc. Houses built of stone. The most part of this townland is free from stones. The houses are called Parkmore Village. There is a hill called Crucknaparkmore. |
| Parkmore | village | A village or group of houses. |
| Pollavurleen | where a river sinks | This is where the Terryland River sinks. |
| Rahylin Glebe | townland | Propr. Richard Lynch, Esq., Salt Hill, in the County of the Town of Galway. Propr. has a part this townland let as conacre at from £2 to £4 per acre and a part let crop free for manuring it. No person residing on this townland, but a herd undertakes care of it. Soil a heavy clay, producing potatoes, wheat, oats, etc. Nothing remarkable on it. |
| Rathcahreen | fort | A fort. |
| Renmore Cottage | house | The residence of Mr. Ellard. |
| Renmore House | house | The residence of Patt. Lynch, Esq. It is pleasantly situated and commands a pleasant prospect of Galway Bay. The grounds are well laid out and neatly planted – the house is 2 stories high – a plain building. |
| Renmore or Cromwell's Fort | fort | |
| Renmore Village | village | |
| Rinmore | | |
| Rinmore | townland | Propr. Governors of Erasmus Smith, Dublin. Agent Mr. Hunt, Gort. A great portion of this townland is held by John ?, Esq., Renmore Cottage who has it sublet to 41 tenants at will at £3 to £5 per acre as conacre and a great portion sublet to tide at 1s. 10d.? per acre. [unable to read] The sea shore is let out in [unable to read] to tenantry paying Mr. Ellard? £150 a year. In this townland is the House of ? Lynch, Esq., with about 600 acres of land [unable to read] to tenants as conacre at £5 per acre and the other part consists of his demesne, House, offices and plantations. There are two Loughs called Loughaun [unable to read] and [unable to read]. Two ports called Renmore Port and the other [unable to read] and [unable to read]. |
| Shancrogh | | |
| Shane O'Doogan's Lough | lake | |
| St. Augustin's Well | well | These Wells are dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and St. John the Baptist on the shore of the inlet of the sea called Loughathaulia. These springs are resorted to at stated times, but particularly on the first of August being the festivals of the St. and certain devotions are performed around them. It is asserted that the water has effected several cures particularly that of restoring sight to the blind. |
| St. James' Church (in ruins) | church | The walls of this church are standing and in good preservation, a grave yard is attached. No information could be obtained respecting it. |
| St. James' Church (in ruins) | church | The walls of this church are standing and in good preservation, a grave yard is attached. No information could be obtained respecting it. |
| St. Nicholas | parish | This parish in its greatest extent from East to West is 3 British Miles and from North to South 2 ¾ British Miles nearly. It is divided into 15 townlands. The principal roads leading through this parish are from Galway to Dublin and from Galway to Tuam. The nearest marked town is Galway. |
| Suckeennamallaght | part of a road | This is where the road leading from Galway to Menlo crosses the flooded land at Coolagh village. |
| Terryland | townland | Propr. Marquis of Clanrickard, Portumna Castle, Co. Galway. Agent Rob. Darcy, Woodville. This townland is held by 12 tenants, lease of one life. Rent £2. 10s. per acre. Soil gravely poor clay, producing potatoes, wheat, oats, etc. This land is chiefly rocky and subject to flood. In this townland stands the ruins of an old castle called Terryland Castle, formerly the residence of the Clanrickard family. 75 feet long, 27 f. broad and 3f. 4”? thick, 3 story high, a ? an old House called Terryland House at the boundary of this townland is Coolagh and Ballinfoil townlands. The Houses called Terryland Village. This townland is bounded on the S. by a river called Terryland River and the Bridge crosses the river leading to Menlo Castle. Terryland Bridge. |
| Terryland Bridge | bridge | |
| Terryland Castle | castle | This old castle was formerly the residence of the Clanricarde family. The walls are still standing and in good preservation. It is built with cut stone in the Gothic style. Date of erection not known nor when it became a ruin. |
| Terryland House | house | This house is in a state of ruin, occupied at present by a Caretaker. |
| Terryland River | river | This river divides Town Parks and Glananayle from Terryland, Ballinfoil and Castlegar. It runs in a N. Easterly direction from the Corrib River and sinks at Castlegar village. |
| Terryland Village | village | |
| Town Parks | townland | Prop. Governors of Erasmus Smith, Dublin and Corporation of Galway as follows. Robt. Hedges Eyre, Counsellor Ellis, James O’Harra, John O’Hara, George Martin, etc., who has them sublet to enants at £5 per acre. Lease of 21 years renewable. Soil a heavy clay, producing potatoes, wheat, oats, etc., There are the following hills, Cruckaunshunion?, Shancruoh?, Bollinbrook Forts, also three blessed wells on the brink of the strand at Loughatalla called St. Augustines Wells, here stations are performed on Sundays and Fridays and on the 1st August every year. |
| Two Mile Ditch | village | A village in Oranmore parish. |
| Well Park | townland | Prop. John MacNamara, Esq., of Doolan, Ennistimon, Co. Clare. This townland is held by John Kilroy, Galway, lease of 21 years. Rent £5 per acre. Soil good heavy clay producing potatoes wheat, oats, etc. On the townland is a good two story high house with suitable offices and plantations, called Well Park House. Convenient to this house is a poond called Loughaunashough. At the edge of the road leading from Galway to Oranmore there are a few large rocks called Cloughagoulmacmorna. Near the house of Wellpark there is a spring well from which this townland took its name. |
| Well Park House | house | This house belongs to John Kilroy, Esq., of the Town of Galway. It is unoccupied at present and in bad repair. |