Information about Ardrahan Glebe West

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Ardrahan Glebe West
Irish Form of Name:
Ardrathain
Translation:
hill of the ferns
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ardrahan Glebe West
Ardrathain
Ardrahan Glebe West Boundary Surveyors Sketch Map
Ardrahan Carlisle’s Top. Dictionary
Ardrahane Inq. Temp. Jac. I
Ardrahm Glebe West Rev. George Dwyer, Rector
Ardrahan Glebe West Rev. P. B. Quin, P.P.
Ardrahan Glebe West Tithe Composition Book
Description:
Richard Gregory, Esq., 56 Berners St., Oxford Road, London. Agent Edward L. Hunt, Esq., Gort. This Glebe is occupied by the Reverend George Dwyer, Rector of Ardrahan. It consists of about 14 acres. Tithe free. County Cess 2s. 11½d. per acre. There is one occupying tenant, who holds abut 4 acres from the Rector at £2.0.0. per acre. County Cess 2s. 11½d. per acre. Tithe free. Soil gravely, lime stone and sandy. Usual crops wheat, oats and potatoes. No bog.
Situation:
In the centre of the parish of Ardrahan, Barony of Kiltartan and County Galway, close to and west of the village of Ardrahan.

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:
Ardrahan Glebe West is in Ardrahan North townland.