Information about Balrobuck

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Balrobuck
Irish Form of Name:
Bail' Roboc
Translation:
Robuck's town
Civil Parish:
Annaghdown
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Balrobuck
Baile Roboc - Roboc's town
Robucks Town
Ballarubbagh, straggled village
Balrobuck
Ballarubbagh
Balrubbuckmore B. S. Sketch Map
Ballarubbagh,straggled village B. S. Sketch Map
Ballrubbagh Barony Map
Ballyrobuck after Robuck Lynch Cahill Esq., Annaghdown
Ballyrobuck after Robuck Lynch Cahill Esq., Annaghdown
Ballerobuck County Book
Ballyroebuck County Book
Ballerobuck County Book
Ballyroebuck County Book
Ballrubbagh County Map
Balrubuck in the whole High Constable 1838
Ballyrobug Inq. Temp. Eliz.
Balrobuck Inq. Temp. Inc. I
Balrubbughbeg Local
Balrubbuck Local
Ballrubbugh Local
Balroubuckmore Rector of Annaghdown
Balroubuckbeg Rector of Annaghdown
Description:
H.[Unable to read.] Blake Esq., Loughrea, proprietor. All under tillage except about 9 acres subject to Winter floods.
Situation:
It is situated 1/2 mile N. W. of Currandulla Chapel. Bounded N. by Balrobbuckbeg. South by Currandulla. East by [Unable to read.][Unable to read.][Unable to read.]loughgorriv. West by Grange.

Information From Griffith's Valution

Area in Acres, Roods and Perches:
A.R.P.
336 0 17
Land value at the time in pounds, shillings and pence:
£.s.d.
90 20 0
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.
90 20 0
Heads of housholds living in the townland at this time:
View the heads of households in the townland at this time.

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:
Balrobuck is a townland.

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.

Population and Census Information

People who lived here:
You can retrieve a list of people who lived in this townland from 1827 to 1911. This list is compiled from the following resources.
  • The Tithe Applotment Books
  • Griffith's Valuation
  • 1901 Census
  • 1911 Census
List of nineteenth century and early twentieth century inhabitants of this townland.
Church records of births, deaths and marriages:
Church records of births, deaths and marriages are available online at http://www.rootsireland.ie. To search these records you will need to know the 'church parish' rather than the 'civil parish'. (The civil parish is the pre-reformation parish and was frequently used as a unit of administration in the past.)
Balrobuck is in the civil parish of Annaghdown.
Roman Catholic parishes:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Roman Catholic parish or parishes.
  • Annaghdown
Church of Ireland parishes:
This civil parish corresponds with the following Church of Ireland parish.
  • Annaghdown
In general, the civil parish and the Church of Ireland parish are the same, but, this is not always the case.
If you notice any inaccuracies with any of the above, please e-mail us.
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