Information about Carrowbeg

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Carrowbeg
Irish Form of Name:
Ceathramhadh beag
Translation:
small or little quarter
Civil Parish:
Annaghdown
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ceathramhadh Beag
Carrowbeg
Ceathramhadh beag
Carrowbegg By. Surveyors Sketch Map
Carrowbeg County Cess Collector
Carruebeg County Map
Carrowbeg Inq. Temp. Eliz.
Carrowbegg Inq. Temp. Gal. III.
Carrowbegg Inq. Temp. Iac. I
Carowbeg Inq. Temp. Iac. I
Carroibbeg Local
Carrowbeg Mearsman
Carrubeg Rental
Carrabeg Revd. Richard Walsh, P.P.
Carrowbeg Tithe Ledger
Description:
Townland. It is the property of F. Blake, Esq. All under tillage except a small portion of rocks in the South end.
Situation:
It is situated 1/4 mile of Currrandulla Chapel. Bounded N. and East by Turloughgorriv. South by Carrowbeg South. West by Currandulla.

Information From Griffith's Valution

Area in Acres, Roods and Perches:
A.R.P.
238 0 7
Land value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
124 0 8
Building value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
0 0 0
Total value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
124 0 8
Heads of housholds living in the townland at this time:
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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:
Carrowbeg is in Carrowbeg North townland.
Other placesnames in this townland:
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Information From Maps

Original OS map of this area.
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Ireland was first mapped in the 1840s. These original maps are available online.
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Carrowbeg
Information from the Down Survey Website.
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The Down Survey website will tell you who owned this townland in 1641 (pre Cromwell) and in 1671 (post Cromwell).
Down Survey Website
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Information from Google Maps.
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Google Maps
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Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service

Neighbouring Townlands

List of townlands that share a border with this townland:
This is a list of townlands that share a border with this townland.

Other Sources

Information from the Logainm database.
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