Information about Carrownagapull [changed to Carrownagappul]

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Carrownagapull [changed to Carrownagappul]
Irish Form of Name:
Ceathramhadh na g-Capall
Translation:
quarter of the horses
Civil Parish:
Ballynakille in the Barony of Killian
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Carrownagapull [changed to Carrownagappul]
Ceathramhadh na g-Capall
Carhoonagoppul
Carhoonagoppul By. Sketch Map
Carrunecappul Co. Alph. List
Carranagapple Grand Jury Pamph.
Carrownecapole Inq. Temp. Jac. I
Carrownagaple John N. Gerrard, Esq.
Carroonagopul M. D. Bellew, Esq.
Carhoonagoppul Mr. Peter Geraghty
Carruagople Robert Smith, Esq.
Carhoonagopul Will.m Kilgannon Esq.
Description:
Contains 1,058a. 3r. 26p. about ¾ of which is bog, the remainder arable and pasture. The houses and roads are in good repair. It is the property of John N. Gerrett, Esq. held by deed for ever. The amount of the County Cess for the summer half year of 1838 is £9. 17. 10½.
Situation:
Is situated in the northern part of this parish, bounded by Ballanlass, Longford, Ballynahowna, Carhoonagonniv and Springlawn townlands in this parish, by Gunnode, Tully and Ballynalahy in the parish and Barony of Killian.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Carrownagappul in Galway, Roscommon, and Sligo; Ceathramha-na-gcapall, quarter-land of the capalls or horses.

Information From Griffith's Valution

Area in Acres, Roods and Perches:
A.R.P.
1058 0 38
Land value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
186 1 10
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.
186 1 10
Heads of housholds living in the townland at this time:
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Townland Information

What is a townland?:
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:
Carrownagapull [changed to Carrownagappul] is a townland.
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Information From Maps

Original OS map of this area.
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Ireland was first mapped in the 1840s. These original maps are available online.
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Carrownagapull [changed to Carrownagappul]
Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Carrownagapull [changed to Carrownagappul]
Information from the Down Survey Website.
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Neighbouring Townlands

List of townlands that share a border with this townland:
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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:
Church records of births, deaths and marriages are available online at http://www.rootsireland.ie. To search these records you will need to know the 'church parish' rather than the 'civil parish'. (The civil parish is the pre-reformation parish and was frequently used as a unit of administration in the past.)
Carrownagapull [changed to Carrownagappul] is in the civil parish of Ballynakille in the Barony of Killian.
Roman Catholic parishes:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Roman Catholic parish or parishes.
  • Moylough & Mountbellew
Church of Ireland parishes:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Church of Ireland parish.
  • Ballinakill
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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