Place names in the civil parish of Moycullen

Description

There are some cultivated fields in this townland. The greater part are large fields of a rocky wet pasture. The N. boundary runs through Ballycurk Lough. The West runs through Loughceelagh. Aubwee Lough is on the junction Aubwee, Tooreeny and Addragool townlands. There are some houses near the E. boundary.

Annaghbalowna Point

This townland is of small extent. There is a small portion of it cultivated near the S.and E. boundaries. The greater part is a rocky wet pasture, Aubwee Lough is on the W. boundary. There are a few houses near the E. boundary.

Centre of this river is the parish boundary.

Ballintaggart Stream

town of the priest.

Ballybanny [crossed out]

The greater portion of this townland consists of a rocky pasture. The remainder of it is cultivated. Moycullen R. C. Chapel and School House near the W. boundary. Ballycurk Village is nearly central. Nothing else remarkable in this townland.

There is a large portion of this townland cultivated. More of it consists of a rocky pasturage. There is nothing remarkable to be seen in it.

Ballycurk Village

A village.

Ballydothia Village

The North portion of this townland consists of pasturage and fields of lime stone rocks interspersed. The centre and South portions are cultivated fields. Ballydothia village is towards the S. extremity. There is a fort about the centre of this townland. There is nothing else remarkable.

Ballyedmondshaun

A village.

A village.

There are large fields of rocky pasturage in this townland and other portions of it in cultivation. There are some scattered groups of houses and the village of Ballynahollia. There is a flooded pasture towards the eastern boundary. Nothing more remarkable in it.

Ballynahallia Village

Ballywilliam Vill.

Beggarman's Lough

A rock.

Bertragh Island

Birtnahapeen Rocks

Boghilbeg Islands

townland and island

Boolishka Lough

Bunnahowen [e crossed out – Bunnahown

where a river meets the sea

The name of the point where Spiddal river joins the sea.

The townland takes its name from this Fort.

A rock.

A large rock.

Rocks on the sea shore.

Carricknaluinga

rock on the sea shore

The name of a rock on the sea shore.

part of the sea shore

Name of rocks on the sea shore.

A rock.

Carrickvristandrue

A rock.

Carrickwilliamodonnell

A rock.

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.

There are some scattered parts of this townland in cultivation other parts of it consisting of fields of lime stone rocks. At the junction of townlands Cartoor and Tullakeeaun with Currawatia is Tubbernacunneeny and Castleaunadawcallagh. Nothing more remarkable in it.

This belongs to Knockbaan townland.

part of a townland

This is the name of part of the townland.

A great part of this townland consists of cultivated fields The remainder consists of large fields of a moorish wet sort of pasture. There are some scattered groups of houses near a road and running N. and S. of this townland.

There is a good deal of this townland mountainous and rocky, the remainder of it is arable and pasture. Ross Lough forms part of the boundary on the W. of this townland. nothing more remarkable in this townland.

Cloughmore Bartly Crocure

A large rock.

A great portion of this townland consists of large fields of rocky pastures. The greater part are cultivated fields. Near the road from Galway to Moycullen is Clydagh Village. The boundary between this townland and Uggool is Clydagh river. The E. Boundary runs through Ballycurk Lough and the boundary between this townland and Tooreeny is Sruffaunatornogy.

Clydagh Village

This townland is very small. It consists of arable and pasture. There is a burying place in this townland called Killeencaulter, S. of townland. Coolagh Village is near the West boundary.

Coologh Village

This townand is small chiefly mountain, interspersed with rocks, the remainder portion is arable and pasture – nothing more to be said about it, but that part of the E. boundary runs thro’ Ross Lough.

This townland is of a very small extent, but in a state of cultivation. Nothing remarkable to be seen in it.

Cruckranny Hill

trigonometrical station

There is a Trigl. Station on this hill.

The whole of this townland is a continual sheet of lime stone rock with the exception of two or three small spots in cultivation. There are a few houses in this townland. There are some islands at the South and along the eastern boundary in Lough Corrib.

Curraghballywilliam

The name of a point on the sea shore.

A point on the sea shore.

The greatest portion of this townland is in cultivation. There are some flooded parts along the South and northern boundaries together with the Corrib Islands North of this townland. Nothing more remarkable to be seen in it.

Currawatia Village

Cushlaunadawcallaugh (old castles)

There are 2 old castles in the N. part of Cartoor townland called by the name of Cushlaunadawcallaugh Parts of the walls of these buildings are still to be seen. They appear to have been of considerable strength and magnitude, the walls are about 5 ft. thick and their height about 60 ft. it is supposed that these castles were built by the ancestors of the O’Flaherty’s - by the O’Flahertys.

Cushnahown [Cushnahowen changed to Cushnahown]

Danesfield Hill

Deansfield House

The residence of Mr. Burke.

Deerfield House

Propr. Mr. Chas. Blake of Galway. Leased to Joseph Fitzpatrick, Esq, Queens Co., at present occupied by a caretaker.

Deerfield or Gortnavea

Rev. Frances Blake. The entire of this townland consists of arable and pasture together with plantations interspersed – Deerfield House is on the S.E. side. The road from Galway to Oughterard forms the W. boundary. The N.E. boundary passes through Lougheaneasaconry.

There are scattered portions of this townland in cultivation. The remainder consists of rocky and moorish sort of pasture. Ownacruck is on the N.W. boundary. Derryloughaun village is in this townland. There is nothing else remarkable in it.

Derryloughaun Stream

Derryloughaun Village

Derryloughaun W.

There are scattered parts of this townland in cultivation. The remainder is a rocky and mountainous sort of land, consisting of pasture. There is a group of houses in the townland. Nothing else remarkable in it.

Derryloughaun W. Village

Doonakella Bridge

Dove Park House (in ruins)

This townland is very small. It consists of arable and pasture. The ruins of Dovepark House is in this townland. There is a church and burying place W. of this townland called Thampul Beg, Killcallan. Nothing more to be seen.

The whole of this townland consists of plantations, Drimcong House and Demesne is in the townland. Drimcong bridge is on the W. boundary. The N.E. boundary runs through Loughanovaun, Loughnapark and Loughnapoulahy. There is a fort close to the road forming the W. boundary.

Drimcong Bridge

The residence of Jas. Kilkelly,Esq.

The N.E. part of this townland is in cultivation. A stream called Sruffaundimmavohaun is the boundary between this parish and Drummaveg and Carhoolustraan. The village of Drimmavohaun is near the E. boundary and at the S.W. boundary is Lough Thavamore. Nothing remarkable in this townland.

Drimmavohaun Village

This townland is small. It consists of arable and pasture. Loughheamesconry is on the E. boundary and in the junction between this and Rinneen townland.

There are scattered portions of this townland in cultivation. The greater part is a moorish wet sort of land. The village of Drimmaveg is nearly centre of this townland. A stream called Sruffaundimmavohaun is the boundary between Drimmaveg and Drimmavoher and Gurtnamona E. townlands.

Drummaveg Village

There are a few spots of this townland in cultivation. The greater portion is a wet moorish sort of land. On the West boundary is Loughhanacullen, Loughkip. Near the East boundary is Loughbeg, Lough Illan, Sruffaunglos runs through the middle. Illanmore is a cultivated field. There is a group of houses in and other cultivated part of this townland.

group of houses

The name of a few houses.

French Villa Cottage

The residence of the Parish Priest, Mr. French.

This townland is of small extent. It is a wet moorish sort of ground. There is nothing remarkable to be seen in it.

Glashnasheeboge

A great portion of this townland along the northern boundary is bog. The middle and along the southern boundary are fields of lime stone rocks and underwood. All the N.E. part is Lough Gurtaghholla in which are some Islands. At the E. boundary is Gurtaghholia Village and South of it is a well called Tubberbredia. Some scattered portions in cultivation.

The greatest portion of this townland consists of fields of lime stone rocks and underwood very little of it in cultivation. In the middle is Gurtaghhokera Village and Tubbermacdough. Nothing more remarkable to be seen in it.

Gortgar Village

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