Place | What is it | Description |
Ash Parks | part of a townland | This contains about 11 acres. |
Ash Wood | wood | It contains about 12 acres. |
Attydermot | townland | This townland is the property of Mr. P. Handy and is held by deed for ever. It contains a. r. p. all of which are arable. Rent £26.10s.0p. County cess £3. 5s. 8 ½ p. for the last ½ year. |
Aughrim | | The houses in general are in good repair. There are four fairs held in it in the year viz. on the 9th May, 21st June, 14th October and the 11th of December. |
Aughrim | parish | The proprietors of this parish are Lord Clonbrock, Major Warburton, Thos. Reddington, Francis Egan and Handy, Esquires. Rev. Mr. Martin, Proprietor of the Glebe. It is considered to be in a good state of cultivation and the houses and roads are in middling good repair. There are two large demesnes Oatfield and Carhoomore. It contains only about 115 acres of bog. |
Aughrim Bridge | bridge | It is built across a stream about 20 links wide and it contains 3 arches. |
Aughrim Cottage | house | This cottage is neatly situated immediately at the town of Aughrim. |
Ballinvoher | group of houses | It contains 5 or 6 small houses in no way remarkable. |
Ballyeighter | townland | This townland belongs to Lord Clonbrock held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. about 4 acres of which are bog, the remainder arable. It is flat and dry of middling good quality. Roads in good repair, but the houses are considered to be bad. County Cess £5. 14. 1½. |
Ballyhoolaghan | townland | It is the property of Lord Clonbrock held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable of middling good quality and all cultivated. County Cess £1. 19. 11½ for the last ½ year. |
Ballynahown | townland | This townland is the property of – Kelly, Esq., held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable. It is flat and the houses are considered to be in good repair. County Cess £1. 9. 8 ¾. |
Bathinghole Park | park | It contains about 15 acres. Its West fence is planted with trees. There are also some trees partly across the middle of it. |
Boston Fort | fort | This fort is circular about 100 links in diameter. |
Bottoms | | Contains about 46 acres. |
Caltra Burying Ground for Children | graveyard | This burying ground is rather small and there are a few fir trees planted in it. |
Caltragh | townland | This townland is the property of Major Warburton held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable. Rent £320.0.0. County Cess £16.14.0. |
Carhoomore Grave Yard | graveyard | It contains about ¾ of an acre. |
Carhoomore Park | park | It contains about 35 acres. |
Carrowmore | townland | This townland is the property of Handy, Esq., held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. about 30 acres of which are bog, and about 70 acres of plantation, the remainder arable. It is a demesne of a good quality of land. Rent £120. County Cess £1.11.2 ¾ for the last ½ year. |
Caulfields Bottoms | part of a townland | They comprise 4 fields containing about 25 acres, a piece of plantation runs nearly through the centre from East to West. |
Cloghagalla eighter | townland | Is the property of Lord Clonbrock held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable except about 10 acres of bog. The amount of County Cess is £9. 12. 1½. |
Cloghagalla Oughter | townland | This townland is the property of Lord Clonbrock held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable except about 10 acres of bog. The amount of the County Cess is £10.0.1¾. |
Cloonameragaun | townland | Is the property of – Hardy, Esq. held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable. The amount of County Cess is included with Coolulla. |
Cloonmacnoon (Barony) | | |
Cooke's Lough | lake | Its form is rather circular. It contains about 3 acres. It is bounded on the North by a large piece of plantation. |
Coollulla Lough | lake | This Lough is about 17 chains long and about 650 links wide. Its South side is marshy. |
Coololla | townland | This townland is the property of Hardy, Esq., held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. about 1/3 of which are bog, the remainder arable. It is flat and bad soil. The houses and roads are considered to be in good repair. County Cess £9. 0. 7½. |
Cooltymoraghy | townland | Is the property of Handy, Esq., held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable. It is flat and of a good quality. The houses and roads are in good repair. County Cess £10.3.5½. |
Cow Park | park | It contains about 29 acres. |
Deer Park | park | It contains about 32 acres. |
Doocreggaun | townland | This townland is the property of Major Warburton held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable, all cultivated and of a good quality. The houses and roads are in good repair. The amt. of County Cess is £5. 13. 7½. |
Fahy's Gardens | | It contains about 17 acres. |
Fairfield House | house | This house is built on a rising ground from where there is a good prospect. There is a large demesne attached to it which is neatly planted. It is the residence of - Wade, Esq. |
Fairfield in tree Trigl. Station | trigonometrical station | It is placed on the eastern bank of a plantation, and is 227 feet above low water mark. |
Foats or Levallynearl | townland | This townland is the property of Handy, Esq. held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable except about 20 acres of bog. It is flat and good. The houses and roads are in good repair. County Cess £4. 12. 2. Rent £190.5.2. |
Gallows Hill | hill | The Battle of Aughrim was fought here the 12th July, 1691. |
Garrymore | townland | Is the property of Handy, Esq. held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable. County Cess £12. 4. 7. |
Garrynamishaun | townland | This townland is the property of Thos. Reddington, Esq. held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable. County Cess £3.10.3½. |
Garrynamishaun | townland | This townland is the property of Thos. Reddington, Esq. held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable. County Cess £3.10.3½. |
Glebe House (Aughrim) | house | Its dimensions are 50 links long by 30 links broad, and is the residence of Rev. Mr. Martin. |
Glebe of Foats | glebe | This townland or Glebe is the property of the Rev. H. Martin. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable of good quality. The County Cess s included with that of Foats. |
Hardwood | townland | Is the property of – Handy, Esq., held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable. It is quite level of tolerably good quality. The houses and roads are in good repair. County Cess included with that of Gorrymore. |
Highfield | townland | This townland is the property of Handy, Esq., held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable and a sheep walk. It is considered to be of a good quality. County Cess included with Gorrymore. |
Hollow Meadow | | It contains about 17 acres. |
Horse Park | park | It contains about 15 acres. |
Kilcommadan | townland | The property of Thos Reddington, Esq. held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable except about 9 acres of bog and 21 of plantation. County Cess £10.15.8. The Irish army were encamped on the North part of this townland at the Battle of Aughrim; both armies met (east of the road) which place has been since called the bloody hollow from by the Great Slaughter which took place there. |
Kilconnel Barony | | |
Killareeny | townland | Is the property of Handy Esq., held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable. The Amt. of County Cess is £3. 11. 6¼. |
Kinnaveelish | townland | Is the property of Handy, Esq. held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable. It is hilly and dry of a middling good quality. The houses and roads are in good repair. Pays the County Cess £2. 20. 2½. |
Lawn | | It contains about 30 acres neatly planted. |
Laws Parks | park | It contains about 12 acres. |
Lisbeg | fort | It is about 200 links in diameter. |
Lisheen | part of a townland | Lisheen does not belong to Carhoomore Demesne. It contains about 22 acres. |
Lissavahaun | townland | This townland is the property of Francis Egan, Esq. held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. about ¼ of which are bog and about 10 acres of wood. The remainder arable of middling good quality. County Cess £33. 5. 7½. |
Lissavahaun Fort | fort | It is nearly circular about 180 links in diameter and is on a rising ground planted with fir trees. |
Lissavahaun House | house | Lissavahaun house was built in a hollow about 150 links South of the fort. It is a low thatched house built more than 200 years ago. |
Little Meadow | | It is a rectangle containing about 5 acres 3 roods. |
Long Meadow | | It contains about 28 acres. |
Luttrell's Pass | pass | This pass is on the road which communicates from Aughrim to Cloonmairakaun and Coolulla. It derives its name from the circumstance of Luttrell as it is said having passed his troop thro’ it. |
Melehan Bridge | bridge | It is built across a stream about 20 links wide and on the road leading from Aughrim to Ballinasloe. |
Moat | townland | This townland is the property Major Warbarton held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable. The Amt. of County Cess included with that of Caltra. |
New Castle | townland | New Castle belongs to Major Warburton held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. about 17 acres of which are bog. The remainder are arable of middling good quality. The houses are in middling good repair. County Cess £13. 3. 6 ½. Rent £125.12.0. |
North Brook Cottage | house | |
Northbrook | townland | North Brook is the property of Major Warburton held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable except about 20 acres of bog. It is flat ad dry chiefly of a good quality and in good cultivation. The houses and roads are in good repair. County Cess £6. 19. 10. |
Oatfield | townland | This townland is the property of Major Warburton held by a deed for ever. It contains a.r.p. all of which are arable and a demesne. This land is considered good. The houses and roads are in good repair. The amount of County Cess £19. 5. 1. |
Oatfield House | house | It is built on a level ground in middling good repair and is the residence of Major Lynch. |
Place St. Ruth was shot | battle site | St. Ruth had the command of the Irish forces in at the Battle of Aughrim in which engagement he lost his life. 7,000 of the Irish were slain whereas the English army (under the command of General Ginkle) lost only 600 men. The victory was the more remarkable as the Irish were 25,000 strong whereas the English were only 18,000 men. The Irish are also supposed to have lost 9 pieces of cannon, all their ammunition, tents and baggage. Most of their small arms which they threw away to escape with 11 standards and 32 pair of colors. |
Rabbit Fort | fort | It is partly rectangular about 225 links by 200 links. |
Ring Park | park | It contains about 13 acres. |
Site of Old Castle | castle | Is represented as an undefined boundary in the form of an ellipsis whose transverse diameter is about 150 links and conjugate about 100 links. |
Site of Olde Abbey | abbey | It is represented as an irregular figure about 65 links wide. |
Site of Turret | turret | It is about 25 links in diameter with a circular undefined boundary round it. |
St. Commadan's Well | well | There are stations performed at this well every Sunday throughout the year. |
St. Patrick's Well | well | It is a small well about which there is nothing worthy of remark. |
St. Patrick's Well | well | It is a small well about which there is nothing worthy of remark. |
St. Ruth's Flag | church | St. Ruth’s flag is a black irregular stone supposed to be over his grave previous to his being removed from Kilcommadan. The old Church is built at the foot of the hill (Kilcommadan) is about 80 links by 30 in breadth. The burying place is small about 140 links by 40 links. |
St. Ruth's Fort | fort | On this fort the Irish army planted their cannon at the Battle of Aughrim under the command of St. Ruth. It is about 220 links in diameter planted with trees (fir). |
Stile Park | park | It contains about 12 acres. |
The Bloody Hollow | battle site | The bloody hollow so called from the bloody engagement which took place there at the Battle of Aughrim. |
Tristraan Bridge | bridge | It consists of one arch and is not in good repair. |
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