Place names in the civil parish of St. Nicholas

PlaceWhat is itDescription
Ballinfoil Villagevillage 
Ballinloughaunvillage 
BallinphoilltownlandPropr. 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 Fortfort 
Ballybaan Villagevillage 
BallybaunbegtownlandPropr. 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.
BallybaunmoretownlandPropr. 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.
BallybrittownlandPropr. 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.
BallybritvillageA village.
Ballybrit CastlecastleThe 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 HousehouseThe residence of Thos. Commins, Esq., a neat house, 2 stories high with suitable offices and garden.
Boilingbrook Fortfort 
Boslehaden Hillhill 
CappanaborniatownlandPropr. 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.
CastlegartownlandPropr. 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.
CastlegarvillageA village.
Castlegar CastlecastlePart 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.
CoolaghtownlandPropr. 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 Villagevillage 
Corrib RiverriverThis 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 TowntownThis 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 LinriverThis 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.
GlenanailtownlandPropr. 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 stonescarnThis is a heap of stones forming a mound, said to have been erected by a giant called Goul Macmorna.
Hare IslandislandThis Island belongs to Renmore townland South of which it is situated.
IllanacorraislandAn island W. of the parish and Coolagh townland.
Jordan's IslandislandThis island belongs to Terryland.
Knocknasimon 
LaghtavarnavillageA village or group of houses.
LisbegfortA fort.
LoughadoolylakeThe parish boundary passes through this Lough.
LoughataliainletThis is an inlet of Galway Bay called Loughathaulia.
LoughaunlakeA kind of lough.
Loughaunnashavock 
MerviewhouseMerview 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 HousehouseMerview 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 StonevillageA village or group of houses.