Place names in the civil parish of Rahoon

Proprietor Andrew H. Lynch, M.P., London. Agent William Kelly, Esq. The whole of the townland is held by Mr. Kilkelly under a lease of 41 years at the yearly rent of £10 per year. County Cess 1s. per £1. Soil of a light moory nature. Producing potatoes, barley, oats. Nothing remarkable on the land.

Aille

Proprietor Andrew H. Lynch, M.P., London. Agent William Kelly, Esq., Barna. This townland is held by 19 tenants at will. Rent £1. 5s. per acre. Soil light moory nature, producing potatoes oats and flax. Last Cess 1s. 3d. per £1. This townland is very bad rocky mountain with the exception of a small spot joining the mearing of Cappagh road. The houses of stone, poor cabins and tenantry poor. Nothing remarkable on it.

Aillebaun

cliff

A great cliff overlooking the sea at Barna Demesne.

Albano Cottage

The property of the Rev. P. Daly, R. C. Priest. An occasional residence.

Allafreaghaun Village

Allaphreaghaun

The greater portion of this townland is uncultivated, other scathered parts near the centre is cultivated. Allafreachaun Village is in this townland. There is nothing remarkable to be seen in it.

Anville Lodge

Proprietor the Rev. P. Daly, Roman Catholic Priest.

Aran View

The residence of Mr. Crofton, Stipendiary Magistrate.

Arranview

The residence of Mr. Crofton, Stipendiary Magistrate.

Ashley Park

The residence of Mr. Seymour.

Attyshonack

Proprietor Robert Hidges Eyre, Esq., Macroom, Co. Cork. Agent Rev. Mr. Paine, Cork. This townland is held by 9 farmers under a bulk rent of £70 yearly. No lease. Soil a rocky bad mountain. Partly bad arable and waste bog. Producing barley, oats and potatoes. Houses of stone walls and tenantry poor. There are a good deal of small springs rising in this townland. Last County Cess 1s. 6d. per £1. Nothing remarkable on it.

A village.

Proprietor Lord Clanmorris, New Brook, Co. Mayo. Agent Patrick Reily, Claregalway. This townland is held by 19 tenants at will. Rent £4. 10s. per acre. Soil a light moory nature, producing potatoes, bad oats and onions. This land all rocky, except a few acres joining Salt Hill Road – houses stone walls (poor cabins). Mr. Kelly of Barna Lodge receives the rent of this townland at present. This village is called Ballynagarvane. There is a small long house called [unable to read].

Aubwee River

river

Centre of this river is townland boundary.

Awbwee

Proprietor Thomas B. Martin, M.P., Ballinahown Castle. Agent Walter Moore, Esq., Oughterard. The whole of this townland is held by a Mr. James Quinn who has it sublet to 3 tenants and 4 cottiers at the yearly rent of £17 bulk rent. Last County Cess 2/6 per £1. Soil a light moory pasture producing potatoes, oats and flax. Houses of stone ? poor cabins and tenantry poor. There is a great deal of this townland rocky and some parts of it rather fertile. Nothing remarkable on it.

A village.

Proprietor Nicholas Lynch, Esq., Barna House. Agent William Kelly, Esq., Barna. This townland is held by 6 tenants at will. Rent £2 per acre. Soil a bad, light, moory nature. Producing bad potatoes, oats and flax. Last County Cess 1s. 3d. per £1. This townland is bad rocky, wasteful and mountainous. Houses of stone walls, poor cabins and tenantry poor. Nothing remarkable on this land.

A village.

Proprietor Nicholas Lynch, Esq., Barna. Agent Martin Morris, Esq., Galway. This townland is held by 8 tenants. No lease. Rent 7s. per acre. Last County Cess 10s. to 1s. 3d. per £1. Soil light moory nature. Producing oats and potatoes only. There is a great portion of this townland rocky and the whole of it very bad land. Houses of stone walls and tenantry very poor.

Ballyhaiguewane

village

A village near the sea shore.

A village.

Proprietor Nicholas Lynch, Esq. of Barna. Agent Martin Morris, Esq. Galway. This townland is held by 5 tenants. No lease. Rent £2 per acre. Last County Cess 1s. 2d. per £1. Soil of a light moory nature. Producing oats and potatoes only. This townland is very rocky and bad houses built of stone. Tenantry poor.

Proprietor Nicholas Lynch, Esq., Barna. Agent Martin Morris, Esq., Galway. This townland held by 6 tenants. No lease. Rent £2 per acre. Last County Cess 1s per £1. Soil of a light moory nature. Producing potatoes and oats only. This townland is rocky mountainous and bad. Houses built of stone. Tenantry poor.

A few houses.

A group of houses.

Proprietor Nicholas Lynch, Esq., Barna. Agent Martin Morris, Esq., Galway. This townland is held by 2 farmers. No lease. Rent £7. 12s. per acre. Soil a light moory nature. Producing potatoes and oats only. County Cess 1s. 3d per £1. This townland is very rocky and mountainous. Houses of stone and of bad description. Tenants poor. Nothing remarkable on it.

Ballynahown

The whole of this townland with the exception of a little rocky pasture towards the North extremity is in cultivation. Furbough House is near the W. boundary. Ballynahown Hill near North, Furbogh river is the W. boundary of this townland. Furbogh Lodge and Furbogh Quay, Tramore and Barenacurragh are at the South extremity near the sea shore.

Ballynakuit W.

village

The name of a few houses.

Ballynakuit W.

village

The name of a few houses.

Proprietor Nicholas Lynch, Esq., Barna. Agent Martin Morris, Galway. This townland is the possession of Proprietor and in which stands the House of Barna the residence of Mr. Lynch. It is two stories high with offices, garden and the Demesne well planted consisting of the whole townland. There is a blessed well in this townland called Tubber Eanna where stations are performed every Friday. It cures blindness and other diseases. There is one old chapel in this parish and in which there is a school. Number of scholars 40 boys, 45 girls. Supported by the parents, established 1800. There had been formerly a castle in this townland convenient to Barna House on the brink of the strand. No trace of it now. Some of the old people now living saw a small portion of it standing the site of it was discovered.

Barna House

This is the only house of any note in this part of the parish. It is the residence of Mr. Lynch, Esq. of the Barna Estate. There is a pretty large demesne attached and forming a pleasing contrast to the ? of the surrounding Country. The house is pleasantly situated overlooking the Bay of Galway on the opposite side of which the Clare Mountains appear. About 6 chains S. E. of the house is the site of Barna Old Castle.

Barna Lodge

The residence of Mr. Kelly, a neat house lately built.

Barna Old Castle

castle

There is no part of this castle now standing. The foundation is nearly traceable, no information can [unable to read] be obtained respecting it.

The name of a point on the sea shore.

Barnacranney

Proprietor Thomas J. Martin, M.P., Ballinahown Castle. Agent Mr. Walter Morris, Oughterard. This townland is held by 8 tenants under a lease of 3 lives. Rent £1. 1s. per acre. Last Cess 1s. per £1. Soil some mountain and waste bog a good deal of it rocky, some arable and pasture. There is a hill in this townland called Cruckafraska another called Crucknabrona. There is also a neat two story high house called Lakeview now occupied by Captain Bessett, Paymaster of Police. Nothing more remarkable in this townland.

Bath Lodge

The residence of Mr. Killeen.

The residence of Mr. Joyce.

Birdoobeg

Name of a part of the shore.

Birdoomore

Name of a part of the shore.

Black Rock

rock

This is the principal resort of bathers during the season.

Black Rock House

Proprietor The Rev. P. Daly, Parish Priest, occupied by Charles Lynch, Esq.

Black Rocks

rock

Blackrocks in the name of a bed of rocks in Galway Bay on which there is a signal to prevent vessels from approaching too near.

Blake's Hill

hill

Blake's Hill

trigonometrical station

There is a Trigl. Station on this hill.

Bleach Mill

mill

A mill for bleaching linens.

A group of houses.

Proprietor Nicholas Lynch, Esq., Barna. Agent Martin Morris, Esq., Galway. This townland is held by 10 tenants at will. Rent 9s. per acre. Soil a light moory nature. Producing potatoes, bad oats and flax. Last County Cess 1s. 1½d. per £1. This townland is rocky, mountainous and wasteful. It ? stone of a poor description, and tenantry very poor. Nothing remarkable to be seen on it.

Boolansrahaun

Proprietor Francis Commin, Esq., Woodstock. County of the Town of Galway. Agent Mr. Kelly, Esq., Barna Lodge. This townland is held by 8 tenants at will. Rent £1. 1s. per acre. Soil a light moor nature. Producing potatoes and oats. Last County Cess 1s per £1. This townland is very rocky and mountainous. Houses of stone and of a poor description. Tenantry poor. Nothing remarkable on this land.

Booliabeg West

Proprietor Nicholas Lynch, Esq., of Barna. Agent Martin Morris, Esq., Galway. This townland is held by 3 farmers and 4 cottiers. Rent 9s. per acre. No. lease. Soil of a light moory nature. Producing potatoes and a part oats and flax. County Cess 1s. 2d. per £1. This townland is rocky and mountainous. Houses of stone walls and tenantry very poor.

Brick Park Lodge

The residence of Mr. Stephens.

Browneville

The residence of J. V. Browne, Esq.

Brownville

Proprietor James Val. Browne, Esq., Galway. The whole of this townland is held by Anthony Blake, Esq. who resides in the house of Brownville. Lease of 21 years. Soil good arable pasture and meadow land. Producing wheat, barley, oats, potatoes and flax. The house of Brownville is two story high with offices and garden and the demesne neatly planted. Nothing more remarkable on the land.

The property of Robert Martin, Esq.

Bushypark

Proprietor Robert Martin, Esq. Bushy Park, County of the Town of Galway. This townland is in the hands of Proprietor with the exception of a small portion of it that is let to 6 tenants in plots of £3 a year each. Soil good arable pasture and meadow. Producing wheat, barley, oats and potatoes. Houses built of stone walls and tenantry poor. Bushy Park House is three story high with offices. Garden and the demesne is neatly planted. Nothing more remarkable on it.

Caheraknick

Callahanafamana

The name of a part of the shore also.

Cappagh

Proprietor Nicholas Lynch, Esq. of Barna. Agent Martin Morris, Esq., Galway. This townland is held by 16 farmers and 3 cottiers. Rent £2. 3s. per acre. No lease. Last Conty Cess 1s. 3d. per £1. Soil of a light moory nature. Produces potatoes and oats. This townland is very rocky and mountainous with the exception of a few fields. Houses of stone and of a poor description.

Cappagh Village

Cappanaveagh

Proprietor Cunningham Jones, Dublin. This townland is held by Mr. Richard Lynch of Salt Hill under lease of 31 years, who sublets it to 30 tenants at will at £5 per acre. Soil light sandy clay. Producing potatoes, bad oats and spots of onions. This townland is rocky and poor houses stone walls, poor looking. There are a few neat lodges which are set to bathers during the Summer season. There is a small Fort called Cappanaveagh. There is one two story high house called Sandymount.

A rocky point.

A rocky part of the sea shore round by Salt Hill.

Circular Road

road

The road which surrounds the Liberties of the Town of Galway.

Claddagh R. C. Chapel

church

Claremount Lodge

The residence of Mr. Clarke.

Clifton Hill

trigonometrical station

There is a Trigl. Station on the hill.

Cloghaboy

sea shore

A name of part of the shore.

Cloghatisky

This townland belongs to James O’Hara, Esq., Recorder of Galway and is a part of the Demesne of Leanaboy.

A large rock.

A large rock.

Proprietor Andrew H. Lynch, Esq., M.P., London. Agent William Kelly, Esq., Barna. This townland is held by 10 tenants under a bulk rent of £32 yearly. No. lease. Soil a light moory nature. Producing potatoes, oats and part flax. Last Cess £1. 3s. per £1. This townland is very bad rocky and mountainous . Houses of stone, poor cabins. Tenantry poor. This townland is subdivided by the tenantry. Nothing remarkable on the land.

A village.

Proprietor Lord Oranmore, Castle Mount Garret, Co. Mayo. Agent Mr. Lee Glynn, Hollymount. Nicholas Lynch, Esq., holds this townland under a lease of 41 years. This is well planted and is now included in the Barna Demesne. Soil light gravely clay producing wheat, barly, oats and potatoes. Nothing remarkable in this townland.

Clybaun

Proprietor Lord Oranmore of Castle Mount Garret, Co. Mayo. Agent J. W. Strickland, Lough Glynn, Co. Roscommon. This townland is held by 13 farmers. No lease. Rent £78 a year. Town taxes £8 a year. Soil of a light, moory nature. Producing oats and potatoes only. This townland was so remarkably bad that the tenants were promised 4 years rent free, in order to reclaim it and when nearly cleared were made pay rent as usual.

The residence of the Coast Guard.

Cooltraw