Place names in the civil parish of Kilcolgan

PlaceWhat is itDescription
Ballycullen Villagevillage 
BallycullootownlandProprietor Moris Blake, Esqr. Cloughballymore. Agent Anthony Blake, Esqr. Brownville. Held by one tenant at 11s. per acre. No tenure – County Cess 1s. ?d. per acre, but little of it under tillage, being nearly one sheet of limestone rocks. Near the E. end is a Fort called Cahergaloon.
Ballymartin group of housesThe name of a few houses.
Belmuckinish Channel 
Burrowpart of a townlandPart of Liscavin townland at the village is called Burrow from there being formerly an extensive Rabbit Burrow here.
Burying place for childrenfortA fort or lisheen.
Caherawullaun 
Cahergalloon 
Cahergorman 
Caherory Wellwell 
Caherpeak East townlandProprietor A. F. St. George, Esqr., Tyrone House. Agent, J. O’Hara, Esqr., Clerk of Peace, Galway. Held by 33 tenants, some have leases. Rents from 12s to 16s. 6d. per acre. The soil is poor and full of small stones. Houses of stone, some without mortar and in bad repair. County Cess 1s. 4d. per acre. On the W. is a fort with cave called Caherwoobaun.
Caherpeak Fortfort 
Caherpeak Villagevillage 
Caherpeak WesttownlandProprietor A. F. St. George, Esqr., Tyrone House. Agent J. O’Hara, Esqr., (Clerk of Peace) Galway. Held by the tenants at 12d. per acre. No. tenure. Poor soil and full of stones. Houses of stone in ? repair. The greater part is uncultivated and beds of limestone rocks.
CaherroryfortThere is a cave in this fort.
Cahir 
Capaghloughlingroup of housesThe name of a group of houses.
CaranavoodauntownlandTo the northern boundary is a turlough pasture, to the West stands the small village of Carnanavudaun, through the middle of this land nearly runs a road with some plantations terminating at the East boundary. The south part of this land is a part rock, and part in cultivation. Nothing remarkable.
Carnanavudangroup of housesThe name of a few houses.
Carraghadhu Villagevillage 
Carraghadhu Wellwell 
CarraghadootownlandProprietor Norris Blake, Esqr. Cloughballymore. Agent A. Blake, Esqr., Brownville. There are 11 tenants at 8s. 6d. per acre, but little of it can be tilled as it is almost one continual sheet of limestone rocks. Houses of stone in bad repair. County Cess 1s. 4d. per acre. There is a fort called Caherory and a cave on it.
Castle Taylor Villagevillage 
Clarin Bridge bridgeSo called from a woman who is named Mary Blaclea, i.e. Mary of Dublin, because she lived there for some time.
Clogharcarragh 
Cooan's Wellwell 
Cregboyrocky part of the landThis is a rocky part of the land through which a lane runs.
Creggana SmuttaunrocksRocks.
CreggaunnashunnaghrockA bed of rocks.
CuildooightownlandProprietor M. Blake, Esqr., Cloughballymore. Agent A. Blake, Esqr., Brownville. The principal part is covered with limestone rocks. The little that is cultivated is set and sublet to 2 or 3 tenants – 7s. per acre – houses of stone. County Cess 1s. 4d. per acre, on the N. boundary is a fort called Killen or Ruansfooka near the centre is another called Cahir.
Culdooish Loughlake 
Culdooish rocksrock 
Derreen Loughlake 
DunebestanfortA mound or kind of fort.
Esker Turloughturlough 
FawnarevaghtownlandThis townland is in three portions called Upper, Middle and Lower Park – half of it is arable and pasture, the others is uncultivated and rocky – on the S. side of some houses in the N. corner of the townland is a well called Tubberderamid. Prop. John Bodkin, Annagh. Agent Dennis Bodkin, Annagh. Occupied by 4 tenants. No tenure.
FrenchparktownlandVery little arable and pasture, being nearly all one field of limestone rocks and uncultivated land. The E. boundary is centre of a Lough called Loughfingall or Esker Lough, on the W. is Muggunagh Turlough. There is nothing more remarkable.
GarryfaddyrockA bed of rocks central of townland.
Gortaroegroup of housesA group of houses.
GortaroetownlandProprietor Morris Blake, Esqr., Cloughballymore. Agent Anthony Blake, Brownville, Galway. Occupied by 7 tenants. The rent from 7s. to 10s. per acre. This townland is a bed of limestone rock, the small quantity tilled thereon produces potatoes, bad wheat and oats. Houses of stone in middling repair, the County Cess is 1s. 4d. per acre on the road side is a group of houses called Gurtarooa.
GortroetownlandProprietor J. Bodkin, Esqr., Annagh. Agent Dennis Bodkin, Esqr., Annagh. The greater part of this townland is held for grazing by one tenant, another tenant has 6 acres at Poor soil, full of small stones. The houses of stone in tolerable repair. The County Cess 1s. 4d. per acre. In the N. E. corner is a fort and on it a cave, on S. side of Fort is the Trigl. Station called Shrove or Lisnagranshy.
Headrock Loughlake 
Headrock Villagevillage 
Illaunanarroor Islandisland