Place names in the civil parish of Oranmore

PlaceWhat is itDescription
Green Island 
Anglingham QuayquayA quay from whence Marble is conveyed to Galway.
ArdauntownlandThis townland is the property of E. Blake, Esq., of Frenchfort. Agent Mr. O’Flaherty of Headford. It is occupied by one farmer and 1 cottier, no lease, rent 3/6 per acre. County Cess 2s. 6d. per acre. About 25 acres are cultivated producing oats, flax and potatoes. The remainder is very rocky and uncultivated. South of townland is a natural hole called Pulboy 1½ chains in diameter and about 1 chain deep. It is of a conical form, the sides are covered with long grass of a yellow appearance.
BallantampulvillageA village.
BallindoolytownlandPropr. Lord Clanmorris, Holymount, Co. Mayo. Agent Thos. Gradenal, Dublin. It is occupied by 46 tenants under a lease of one life. Rent 15s. 4½d. per acre. Soil, light, poor, gravely clay. Producing potatoes, wheat, etc. Towards the eastern boundary is Ballindooly Village and Castle. S. of Castle is Ballindooly Lough. The most part of this land consists of fields of limestone rocks. The central parts are cultivated.
BallindoolyvillageA village.
Ballindooly CastlecastleThe walls of this castle are still in good preservation, height about 60 feet, breadth within walls 58 feet – thickness of walls 6 ft. 8 ins. Date of erection not known.
Ballindooly LoughlakeA lough.
BallintempletownlandPropr. E. Blake, Esq., Frenchfort. Agent Mr. O’Flaherty, Headford. The townland is held by tenants at will. Rent 20s. per acre. Soil a light gravely clay in part very rocky. The general produce oats, potatoes and flax. Houses stone. The inhabitants are 19 farmers and 5 cottiers, all R. Catholics. South of townland is a village called Ballantampul. Nothing remarkable to be noticed. There are about 50 acres of rocky uncultivated ground in this townland.
BallygurrauntownlandProprietor Charles Blake, Esq., Merlin Park and held by Patk. M. Lynch, Esq., Renmore Lodge. It is sublet to 7 tenants paying a bulk rent of £124 Irish Currency. County Cess £16 lease of one life. Towards the northern and eastern boundaries are rocky pastures and at the western boundary is the small village of Ballygurraun.
BallygurraunvillageA village.
BallynageehatownlandThe greatest portion of this townland is in cultivation. The middle part a large pasturage at the N. corner and a few houses, at the Southern boundary is a fort and more S. is a Lisseen and in the western boundary a few houses.
Bathing House Pointpoint 
Bellanabradaunwhere a stream crosses the roadThis is where a stream crosses the road about 45 chains S. of Oranmore village.
Bird Islandisland 
Black IslandsrockA group of small islands or rather rocks.
BreanloughauntownlandThis townland is the property of E. Blake, Esq., Frenchfort. Agent Mr. O’Flaherty Headford. It is occupied by tenants at will. Rent 20s per acre. The principal part of this townland is very rocky, the fields small, and a considerable part of the ground taken up with piles of stones. There are 16 families living on this townland all Roman Catholics in poor circumstances. South of townland is a village or group of houses called Breanloughaun. There are about 60 acres of rocky uncultivated ground in this townland. County Cess 2/6 per acre.
BreanloughaunvillageA village.
Briar HillhillS. of the parish and west of Knockweeldrish townland.
BrockaghtownlandProprietor Owen E. Blake, Esq. Frenchfort, Co. Galway. Agent Nicholas Blake, Esqr., Frenchfort. This townland is set to 15 tenants. No lease. Rent 11s. 3d. per acre. Soil light gravely clay producing potatoes, wheat, and this land is very rocky. Houses built of stone and tenantry poor. Town taxes £10 yearly. The houses are called Bruckagh Village.
BrockaghvillageA village.
Bunnabolypart of the sea shoreThe name of part of the shore or strand.
BushfieldtownlandThe greatest portion of this townland is in cultivation, in the centre is a plantation, at the West corner is a house and a small plan. and joining the western boundary along the road is a pasturage.
CarrowbrownetownlandPropr. Lord Oranmore, Castlemountgarrett, Co. Mayo. Agent J. W. Strickland, Esq., Lough Glynn, Co. Roscommon. Let to 19 tenants at £1. 5s. 6d. per acre. No lease. Soil heavy gravely clay, producing potatoes, wheat and a great portion of it rocky, and about 40 acres of it subject to flood. Towards the Western boundary is Carrabrown village. Towards the S. is Carrabrown Castle, height 54 feet, breadth 26 f. and thickness 4 feet, towards the E. is a small burial ground for children.
CarrowbrownevillageA village.
CarrowkeeltownlandPropr. E. Blake, Esq., of Frenchfort. Agent, Mr. O’Flaherty of Headford. The whole townland is occupied by one farmer who is a tenant at will. Rent £1 per acre. County Cess 2/6 pr acre. Soil a light clay in many parts very rocky. The general produce of the parts cultivated oats, flax and potatoes. The Mail Coach Road from Galway to Limerick crosses the South point of townland. There are about 11 acres of rocky uncultivated ground.
CarrowmoneashtownlandThe greatest portion of this townland is in cultivation, near the western boundary is a small pasturage towards the S.W. is Mountkernan Cottage. At the S. corner is a straggling village and Tobbernacallybearha, and along the eastern boundary, a river or stream. North of stream is a well called Ishateh and some houses.
CartrontownlandThis townland is the property of E. Blake, Esq., of Frenchfort. Agent Mr. O’Flaherty of Headford. The inhabitants are 6 farmers and 3 cottiers. Rent £1. 10s. per acre. Soil a light clay, in parts very rocky, produces wheat, oats, potatoes and some flax. Houses stone in bad repair. All the inhabitants live in a village or group of houses called by the name of the townland. They are tenants at will. Roman Catholics. There are about 20 acres of rocky uncultivated ground. Nothing remarkable to noticed. No antiquities.
CartronvillageA village.