Irish Form of Name:
Míonloch
Translation:
smooth lough
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Menlough
Míonloch
Menlo Clerk of the Peace
Minlough County Map
Menlough County Registry 1820
Menlogh Down Survey
Menlo Freehold Registry of the Co. of the Town of Galway 1823
Menlow Freehold Registry of the town of Galway 1833
Mynlugh Inq. Temp. Eliz
Menlough Mr. Comins, Rosshill
Menlough Quit Rent Ledger
Menlo Rev. A H. Martin, P.P.
Menlough Sir V. Blake, Propr.
Menlo Sketch Map
Menlo The Rev. C. Daly
Menlo Tithe Applotment Book and Directory
Comment:
Menlough (Mr. Nimmo's Report on the improvement of Lough Corrib)
Description:
Propr. Sir. V. Blake, Bart, Menlo Castle. No agent. The tenantry pay a bulk rent of £300. They are 231 in number, lease of 3 lives. Soil light, gravely clay, producing potatoes, oats, etc. This townland is a sheet of rocks interspersed with spots of tillage. At the N.W. corner is Anglingham Marble Quarry and nearly central is Menlo Marble Quarry, S.W. of quarry is Menlo Village and Quay, and East of village is a monument or pillar, South of village is a graveyard, more South is Menlo Castle, ferry to Dangan. To the S.E. is Liskeen Dyke and woody Illana [unable to read].
Situation:
W. of the Parish. Bounded on N. by Lough Corrib and Anglingham, on E. by Kilroghter and Ballandooly, and the parish of Saint Nicholas, on South by the parish of Rahoon, and on W. by Coolanillaun.
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