Information about Carrowlustraun

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Carrowlustraun
Irish Form of Name:
Ceathramhadh Loistreáin
Translation:
quarter of the lustran or burnt corn
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Carrowlustraun
Ceathramhadh Loistreáin
Carruneclostrane County Book
Carolustrane County Registry 1820
Curnelistrim County Registry 1832
Carhoolustraun High Constable for the Barony
Carulstrane Printed Townland List from Major Browne
Carrowlestrany Quit Rent Ledger
Carrowlewestrane Quit Rent Ledger
Carhoolustraan Robt. Martin, Esq., Ross
Carhoolustraan Sketch Map
Carhoolustraun The Rev. E. French, P.P. Moycullen
Carhoolustraun Thos. Martin, Esq., M.P.
Carhoolustraan Tithe Applotment Book
Description:
There is some of this townland cultivated. The greater part uncultivated being a moorish wet sort of land. A stream called Sruffaundunavohaun is the boundary between this townland and Gurtnamona. Nothing remarkable to be seen in it.
Situation:
A central townland. Bounded on the N. by Drimcong, on South and E. by Gurtaloughlin, and on West by Drumonaveg, Drimmavohaun and Gurtnamona East.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Carrowlustraun in Galway; the quarter of the lusgraun or lustraun, i.e. corn burned in the ear, where probably a person lived who practised corn-burning in this way as a trade. See vol. i. p. 238.
Ploughing by the horsetail, and burning corn in the ear, were practised in Ireland down to a comparatively recent period; Arthur Youn witnessed both in operation less than a hundred years ago but at that time they had nearly disappeared, partly on account of acts of Parliament framed expressly to prevent them, and partly through the increasing intelligence of the people. Loisgreán [lusgraun] is the term applied to corn burnt in the ear; and the particular spots where the process was carried on are in many cases indicated by names formed on this word. The modern froms do not in general depart much from what would be indicated by the original pronunciation; it is well represented in Knockaluskraun and Knokcloskeraun in Clare, each the name of a hill (knock) where corn used to be burned. The simple term gives name to Loskeran near Ardmore in Waterford. Sometimes the word is pronounced lustraun; and this form is seen in Caherlustraun near Tuam in Galway, where the corn used to be burned in an ancient caher or stone fort; in Lugalustran in Leitrim, and Stralustrin in Fermanagh, the hollow, and the river holm of the burnt corn. Land burnt in any way, whether by accident or design for agricultural purposes - as, for instance, when heath was burnt to encourage the growth of grass, as noticed by Boate (Nat. Hist. XIII., 4) - was designated by the word loisgthe [luske], burnt; which in modern names is usually changed to lusky, losky, or lusk. Ballylusky and Ballylusk i.e. Baileloisgthe, burnt town, are the names of several townlands, the former being found in the Munster counties, and the latter in Leinster; while it is made Ballylosky in Donegal: Molosky in Clare, signifies burnt plain: - Mo = Magh, a plain. Sometimes the word teotán [totaun], a burning is employed to express the same thing, as in Knockatotaun in Mayo and Sligo. Cnoc-a'-teotáin, the hill of the burning: Parkatotaun in Limerick, the field of the burning.

Information From Griffith's Valution

Area in Acres, Roods and Perches:
A.R.P.
116 0 30
Land value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
20 9 4
Building value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
0 0 0
Total value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
20 9 4
Heads of housholds living in the townland at this time:

Townland Information

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A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Carrowlustraun is a townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS map of this area.
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Carrowlustraun
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Carrowlustraun
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Neighbouring Townlands

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Population and Census Information

People who lived here:
You can retrieve a list of people who lived in this townland from 1827 to 1911. This list is compiled from the following resources.
  • The Tithe Applotment Books
  • Griffith's Valuation
  • 1901 Census
  • 1911 Census
List of nineteenth century and early twentieth century inhabitants of this townland.
Church records of births, deaths and marriages:
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Carrowlustraun is in the civil parish of Moycullen.
Roman Catholic parishes:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Roman Catholic parish or parishes.
  • Moycullen
  • Spiddal
Church of Ireland parishes:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Church of Ireland parish.
  • Moycullen
In general, the civil parish and the Church of Ireland parish are the same, but, this is not always the case.

Other Sources

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