Land: GALWAY, A Survey of Loughrea, 1791
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A SURVEY OF LOUGHREA, 1791
A Survey of the Town and Parks of Loughrea containing 2162 a. 1 r. 25 p. plantation measure, part of the Estate
of The Earl of Clanrickard situate in the County of Galway. Laid down by Scale of 15 perches in One Inch in 1791
and copied in 1796 by Michl. Cuddehy.
Ft. Ins. Ft. Ins. A. R. P.
South Side of Boherbradagh
1. William Power 510 8 300 9 2 1 9
2. William Brien 123 6 255 4 1 35
3. Andrew Horns 29 5 252 0 18
4. Anthony Brien 55 5 235 2 29 1/2
5. Widow Craughwell 54 6 212 0 23 1/2
6. Thomas Colgan 33 8 210 0 16
7. James Connolan 47 10 215 0 22 3/4
8. Widow Coon 42 10 221 6 21
9. Christopher Barrett 145 6 218 4 1 12 1/2
10. Richard Wadden 25 2 124 4 7 1/4
11. John Brien 21 10 124 4 5 1/4
12. James Toole 20 10 126 0 10
13. Owen Dempsey 25 0 97 5 5 1/2
14. James Wall 23 6 97 5 5 1/4
15. Widow Carr 16 10 126 0 5
16. Thomas Martin 20 2 126 0 6
17. John Dempsey 22 8 179 9 13
18. Philip Dempsy 30 8 179 9 14 1/2
19. Owen Dempsy 50 5 180 6 18 1/2
20. John Adams 28 7 181 5 10 1/2
21. James Tully 84 0 182 2 30
22. James Brennan 95 6 190 8 1 6
23. James Tully....a garden... 1 38
North Side of Boherbradagh
24. William Tracy 76 5 320 0 1 10
25. Reps. Pat Kelly 71 4 147 0 20 1/2
26. Richd. Tracy...Front to the above... 67 2 320 0 1 10
������������������������ ...Front to Athenry road...���� 93 2 288 1 17 1/2
27. Thos. Kelly...Athenry road, south side 74 9 148 8 23 1/2
In the crooked road and the Moore
28. Miss Dolphins...From Abby lane to 173 10 2 33
���� Athenry road
29. Widow Barrett...a garden... 23
30. Ross Mathews...a garden in the Moore 1 23
31. James McKige...do. in do. 1 3
32. John Heacock...do in do. 1 18
33. John Tully...front in Abby lane West side 189 0 149 0 1 32
34. Heirs of John and Martin Benton...do. 294 0 1 30
35. Reps. Saml. Clark 91 6 60 6 23 1/2
36. John Giles 186 6 2 9 1/4
37. Widow Barrett 59 8 1 17
38. Reps. of Anthony Tracey 52 2 1 5 1/2
39. John Tully 101 8 1 1/2
40. Charles Cahills 75 8
��������������������������� ...front on Athenry road 79 10 11
41. John Connors 68 10 3 1/2
42. Waste plott and road...contains 1 18 1/2
In North side of West Street
43. David Power 110 0 350 3 2 8
44. John Giles 113 0 316 6 1 18 1/2
45. John White �82 4 290 8 1 10 1/2
46. William Tracy 47 10 268 10 30
47. Denis Bowes Daly Esqr. 59 8 249 0 27 1/2
48. John Brodrick 63 10 236 6 28 1/2
49. Martin Blake 197 5 206 8 1 24
South side of West Street
50. Ross Mathews 33 2 154 2 13
51. House of Correction 26 0 149 2 11 3/4
52. Ross Mathews 98 8 134 4 28 1/4
53. Widow Fallon 62 2 105 10 14
54. Denis Bowes Daly Esqr. 45 0 85 0 10
55. James Kelly 31 1 75 8 6
56. John Concanen 58 0 183 0 19
57. William Power 20 2 183 0 9
58. Widow Barrett 34 6 179 9 14 1/2
59. Ross Mathews 40 4 178 0 17 1/2
60. Francis Dillon a yard and a Gateway 32 0 178 0 12 1/4
61. William Tracy 72 3 168 0 27 1/2
62. James McKige 27 4 159 8 9 1/2
63. William Brooks 34 6 158 0 11 1/2
����������������� West street contains
64. John Mahonys Malt house and Castle garden 2 0 18
65. Part of the Castle garden 36
66. James Kellys...part of Castle garden 47 5 147 0 15 3/4
67. Thomas Cunniffs...part 273 0 2 27
68. ...Connors starch house 43 8 26 8 2 2/3
69.���� A cabin near starch house 60 0 10 10
70.���� Another cabin 33 8 10 6 3 1/3
South side Barrack street
71. Hyacinth Daly Esqr 126 0 1 25 1/2
72. Barrack &c. 210 0 204 2 2 32
73. Revd. Mr. Marsh...the Lodge 126 10 361 2 3 2 1/4
74. Pat' Power 23 6 364 6 25 3/4
75. same 55 5 342 8 1 14 1/2
76. Doctor Tully 145 8 326 0 1 28 1/2
77. Willm. Burke Esqr. 71 0 319 2 1 13 1/2
78. Mr. Oliver Dolphin...dwelling house etc 84 0 294 0 38 1/4
79. Mr. Oliver Dolphin...Malt house 66 4 75 8 14 1/2
80. same... potatoe market 53 0 97 5 11 1/2
81. Pat McHugo 40 8 236 0 24 1/4
82. Danl. Kelly 20 2 235 2 12 3/8
83. Sebastn. Skerritt 38 8 210 0 23
84. Hugh Larkin 63 10 27 1/2
85. Saml. Palmer 56 3
�������� front in Church lane answers to depth 179 8 23
86. Anthony Daly Esqr. answers to depth 114 3
����� front in Church lane 42 0 12
West side of Church Lane
87. William Kelly 42 10 124 4 12
88. Edmund Vero Esqr. 101 3 129 4 26 3/4
89. Dominick Cunniff 63 0 40 4 5 1/2
90. George Gibbs 32 6 42 0 3 1/8
91. Widow Dolan 24 4 40 4 2 1/4
92. David Connor�� Waste plott 27 8 53 8 3 1/4
93. Same...a Cabbin on East side of Church lane 29 4 2
High street South side
94. David Connor 33 8 53 0 5 1/2
95. David Power 51 3 201 6 15 1/4
96. Denis Bowes Daly Esqr 81 10 1 16 3/4
97. James Kelly 32 9
��� Same. Front to Barrack street 65 6 1 6
98. Nunnery 28 6
99. Widow Fallon 66 0 292 4 1 14 1/2
100. Martin Blake 54 7 29 3/4
101. Reps. of Mr. Lynch 56 8 265 6 1 1
102. George Ranger 47 0 264 0 28 1/8
103. Edwd Davis 71 4
�� Front in Castle lane answers to depth 110 10 18
Castle Lane
104. Reps. Domk. Madden 37 0 72 0 6
105. Owen Madden 38 0 72 0 6
106. Ann Petit...waste plott 66 0
107. Waste piece in Barrack street 8
������ ...Barrack street contains 14
����� ...Castle Lane contains 2 23 1/2
108. James Kelly�� ...front to Castle lane 290 6
������� Same...����������� front to High street 24 40 2 0
South side of High street
109. David Power...a house 84 0 33 5 6 1/2
110. Reps. Anthony Tracy...houses 105 0 47 9 11 1/3
111. same...Back gardens 95 10 154 7 30
112. Ross Mathews...Houses and gardens 13 1/4
High street North side
113. Mrs. French Houses and garden 52 0 371 2 1 7 1/4
114. Heirs of Denis Bowes Daly Esqr. 45 0 372 1 1 1 1/2
115. Reps. of Domk. Power 42 0 378 0
116. Same 25 2 378 0
117. Robert Hardiman Esqr. 84 0 378 10 1 38
118. Mark White 45 4 379 8 39 1/4
119. Willm. Tracey 42 0 381 0 39 1/2
120. Heirs of John Nowlan 52 0 383 0 1 3
121. Heirs of Jno. and Martin Benton at rere of Market house 63 10 341 0 1 10
122. That part of Market house belonging to the heirs of John
and Martin Benson 16 0 25 2 1
123. Remainder part of Market house and Session house 34 0 27 8 2 1/8
124. Reps of Anthony Tracy 78 0 378 0 1 14
125. Doctor Pierse Butler 63 0 374 8 1 16
126. Hyacinth Daly Esqr. 49 6 210 0 25
127. Heirs of John and Martin Benton 43 8 350 4 1 8 1/4
128. Mrs. Eliza Ormsby 25 4 342 8 33
129. Mat McDonogh 67 2 340 2 1 15
130. Reps of Revd Archdeacon Pigott 56 8 320 10 1 27 1/2
131. Wilm. Brien 61 4 80 8 10 1/4
132. David Power 62 2 294 0 1 8
133. James Connolans 48 8 259 6 31
134. Chapell and Chapell plott 57 0 229 4 1 1 1/2
135. Mr. Oliver Dolphin a plott by River 31 0 216 8 18
136. do...the Mill... 89 0 39 6 8
������� Ponds and Mill races 2 28
137. Sebastian Skerritt� Tann yard etc. 54 7 68 0 6 1/4
138. Mr. Willm. Burke a House 51 3 21 4 2 1/2
139. Henry Pigott 109 2
������� Same...plotts in Pigott's Lane 1 0
140. Ellis Powers 33 7 102 6 9
141. Michl. Ridge 25 7 97 6 5 1/2
142. Mr. Ormsby a house 16 0 11 2 1 1/2
143. Sebastian Skerritt 54 7 68 0 6 1/4
144. Widow Thompson a Cabbin in Church Lane 19 4 39 6 1 1/2
145. Church and Church yard 1 27
146. James Kelly Cabbins in Pigott's lane 102 6 29 4 7
147. Mr. Henry Pigott, Glebe house East of Pigott's lane 1 17 1/4
148. Mr. Lynch Tann yard 22 1/2
Moore Lane
149. Reps. of Robert Rowe 134 9 79 10 24 3/4
150. John Skerritt 294 0 124 4 1 35 1/2
151. Mrs. Cann 96 7 126 0 25
152. John Skerritt 93 2 0
������������������������� front to Bride street 65 6 0 20
Bride street North side
153. Sebastian Skerritt 46 2 176 4 13 1/4
154. Mr. Jethro John Bricknell 71 4 3 9
155. Timy. Harlo 28 0 183 1 91/4
156. John Heacock 47 10 181 6 15 1/2
157. Edwd. Whitendale 32 0 177 2 12
158. William Mecklan 40 4 178 8 15
159. John Walsh 28 6 171 4 11 1/4
160. John Tully 47 5 173 0 18 1/2
161. James Noon's Reps. 45 4 173 10 16
162. Pat' Donohue 63 5 171 4 25
163. Mr. Patrick Conolan 84 10 192 4 34 1/2
164. Richd. Kelly 35 4 196 0 13 1/2
165. Michl. Ridge 34 6 196 7 14
166. William Kelly 30 3 210 0 14
167.���������������� .....Byrnes Plott 46 2 214 2 25 3/4
168. Edward Nevins 113 4 350 3 2 5 1/4
169. Revd. Mr. Marsh 93 3 3 0
170. Michl. Ridge 64 8 2 24
171. Waste Plott 42 0 252 0 37
172. John Tully 35 1/2
173. Several Tenants 69 8 179 0 37
174. Bartholomew Kelly 33 8 116 0 7 3/4
175. John Kane 148 8 16 10 8 3/4
South side of Bride St.
176. John Kane 130 2 26 10 12
177. Thomas Burk 134 4 29 1/4
178. Mary McGlinn 220 0 46 2 22
179. John Tully 202 6 79 0 33
180. Reps. Denis Kelly in Boherbea or Pound street 184 10 110 6 32 1/2
181. Reps. of Hugh McGlinn [in do.] 112 6 143 8 32
182. Mathew Lyons [in do.] 228 6 68 10 1 1 1/2
183. The Pound [in do.] 66 4 50 6 7 1/2
184. Reps. of Jas Hillary [in do.] 84 0 329 4 2 12
185. Edward Nevin [in do.] 132 8 2 13
186. James Hosies [in do.] 82 4 113 0 17
187. Same...North side of Boherbea 149 6 85 8 28
South side of Bride street [continued]
188. Mr. Kilkenny 294 0 1 12 1/2
189. Mat' McDonogh 155 4 1 18
190. Michl. Ridge 63 0 136 0 22
191. Giles Mahon 191 6 1 4-Mar
192. Reps. of Patk. Joice 47 0 60 6 & garden 124
193. John Dea 32 9 49 6 & do. 7 3/4
194. Reps. of Pat Birmingham 36 1 40 4 & do. 8
195. Henry Burks�� Cabbins 58 10 15 0 2
196. Thomas Larkins 23 6 131 10 9
197. Thomas Costello 29 4 114 5 7
198. Terence McDermot 33 2 110 6 11
199. William Flinn 69 8 74 9 12
��������������� Bride street contains 1 0 7
Moors Lane East side
200. John Skerritt 60 11 200 6 22 1/2
201. Bartholomew Ryan 57 1 204 6 29
202. John Skerritt 52 0 145 8 18
203. Bartholomew Ryan 31 6 141 6 10
204. John Skerritt 69 8 147 0 19 1/2
205. Reps. of Bartholomew Rowe 50 4 265 5 35 1/2
206. Thomas Duan 80 8 279 8 1 0
Crooked Lane
207. Michl. McAfee 62 2 133 9 18
208. John Tully 2 17
209. Francis Winters 76 6 141 6 24
210. Reps. William Atkinson 99 2 110 0 21
The Rock and Crooked Lane
211. Widow Darcy 29 3/4
212. Widow Hanbury and Darcy 75 7 1 9 1/4
213. John Tully 61 9 1 16
214. John Tully a garden 37
215. Reps. of Doctor Hardiman a field 1 0 7
216. Reps. do. houses and garden etc. 173 0 2 1 3
Shranacrossy Street
217. William Winters 44 1 42 0 6 3/4
218. Reps. of Chas. Cahill 71 0 158 9 29 1/4
219. Reps. of do. 89 0 211 8 1 14
220. Bridget Keogh 72 3 179 0 27
221. Rimy. Keogh 61 9 197 0 29
222. Reps. Peter D'arcy 154 6 236 0 2 0
223. John Tully 133 6 1 2 10
224. Pat' Gills 28 6 82 0 5
225. Reps of William Reacom 64 6 75 0 11
226. Stephen Reacom 69 6 64 8 10
227. James� Lacy 147 10 58 0 18 1/2
228. Widow Broder or Reps. 53 0 14
229. Jas. Mahon a Cabin and yard 21 0 26 0 1 3/4
230. Silvester Kennedy 35 4 86 6 7 1/4
231. James Mahon 75 7 133 0 22
232. Pat Fahy 42 0 189 0 19 1/2
233. Mr. Robt. Hardiman 740 0 8 1/2
234. Mathew Quirk 142 10 130 0 1 9
235. James Feenaghty 107 6 86 6 18
236. James Feenaghty 63 10 100 0 22
237. Reps. Hugh Conoghan 73 0 6 1/4
238. Mr. Robt. Hardiman...Old Infirmary. 168 0 138 0 1 23 1/2
239. William Winters 127 6 147 0 1 8 1/4
240. Reps. of Peter Kennedy 108 4 149 6 23
241. Francis Dillon 136 0 152 0 1 3
242. Robert Hardiman 78 0 114 2 16 1/4
243. Lewis Banfield 43 8 141 6 20 3/4
244. Ditto 41 2 128 0 12 1/4
245. Michl. Quin 21 10 33 8 1 2/3
246. Mr. Jethro John Bricknell 39 6 110 6 15 1/4
247. John Harrison 51 9 260 0 21 1/2
���� Shranacrossy street contains 1 17
���� Moors Lane contains 28
���� The Crooked and Rock Lanes contains 1 14
���� The Lane to Kellys field Contains 6
���� Boherbea street 33
���� High Street Contains 1 36 1/2
���� Pigotts Lane Contains 13 1/2
���� Church Lane Contains 10
���� New street contains 36
���� Boherbradagh street contains 21
���� Athenry road street Contains 10
���� Road to river by Barretts from Boherbradagh street 19
Road from Boherbradagh street to Lake 21
Road from Galway bridge to Lake and River 9
��������� Total of the Town contains 59 2 31 1/2
Knockanimy
248. The Flaggy Meadows, in tene of Mr. Robert Hardiman 11 2 10
249. Marshy Callow in do. Same Tenant 0 2 12
250. The Two large Islands do. 1 0 20
251. Part do. In tenure of Dr. Tully 3 1 24
252. Part do�Doctor Pierse Butler 3 2 0
253. Part do. Reps of Hugh Rowan 12 3 32
254. Part do. Mr. Oliver Dolphin 4 3 18
255. Part do. Reps. Of Pat' Kelly 5 2 22
256. Part do... Revd. Mr. Marsh 5 2 32
257. Part do�.Hyacinth Daly Esqr. 7 1 25
258. Part do�Sebastian Skerritt 5 1 16
259. Part do. Yelvertons Knockinimy in tene of Sebastn. Skerritt 19 1 10
260. The several members of Loughnane now Mountpleasant�Michl. Daly Esqr. 93 0 30
261. Part Monemore Reps. Of late Revd. Walter Shirley 22 2 30
262. Part do. Denis Bowes Daly Esqr. 24 0 24
263. Part do. Reps of late Revd. Archdeacon Pigott 25 0 11
264. Part do. James Lynch 20 3 10
Knockadakin
265. Part Knockadakin Willm. Lane 19 3 37
266. Part do. Reps. Hugh Rowan 19 3 38
267. Part do. Reps of late Revd. Walter Shirley 29 0 25
268. Tonerostha�Mrs. Usher 35 1 36
269. Summerhill�Sebastian Skerritt 27 1 7
Baneknock
270. Part Baneknock Reps of Nichs. Lynch 26 0 3
271. Part do�James Lynch 13 0 20
272. Part Farranalinch, Reps. Dens. Kelly or Walter Darcy 3 2 30
273. Part do. Reps of Doctor Hardiman 14 3 17
274. Part do. Reps of Charles Barrett 5 2 35
Gurteenaphibry
275. Part Gurteenaphibry�Edwd. Nevin 19 2 20
276. Part do. Charter School Commissrs. 24 2 1
277. Part do. Hugh Conconnan 49 3 12
278. Part of Carne in tene. Of Michl. Ridge 31 1 14
Fair Field
279. Part Fairfield�Reps. Willm. Morrissy 78 3 20
280. Part do. Paste. Bog 5 1 36
281. Part do. Bog given to Mr. Burke as an accommodation with his Farm of Carn 1 0 26
282. Part do�pasturable sedgy moors 2 1 33
Kinkelly
283. Part Kinkelly�Doctor Burke 19 0 0
284. Part do�do. Pasturable bog, etc. 1 0 25
285. Part do�John Mathews 19 2 0
286. Part do. Mr. Jethro John Bricknell 19 2 18
287. Part do. Reps. Denis Kelly 15 3 28
288. Parknadriny Reps. Denis Kelly 2 2 10
289. Part Greenenagh Domk. Cunniff 5 1 22
290. Part do�Patrick Prendergast 5 0 38
291. Part do� Doctor Burke 5 1 5
292. Part do�Giles Mahon 5 3 30
293. Part do�James Joice 5 3 16
294. Part do�Bryan Nowlan 5 3 28
295. Part do�Thomas Burk 7 0 19
296. Part do�James Counolan 2 3 22
297. Mark Lynch's holding Dens. B Daly Esq. 74 3 22
297a. Part do. Pasturable moor and Bog�do. 2 0 30
Cahirwalter
298. Part of Cahirwalter�Reps. Peter Kilkenny 30 3 32
299. Part do. Mr. Jethro John Bricknell 5 0 13
300. Part do. Patrick Power 3 2 37
301. Cahironane Mr. John Dolphin 75 3 25
Poulnadoby
302. Part of Poulnadoby�Ellis Power 2 1 12
303. Part do. A meadow�same 0 1 31
304. Part do�Reps of William Morrisy 1 3 37
The River from the Bridge 1 26
305. A field belonging to the mill�Mr. Oliver Dolphin 3 13
306. Mill race Meadow�do. 3 38
307. Meadows belonging to the Old Rose and Crown Matt McDonogh 12 2 27
308. The Clanricarde Walk and River 1 0 30
309. Garden for the Keeper of the Walk 2 1 1
310. Abby Meadows 5 1 29
Moneremore
311. Part do�Reps of Edwd. Davis 9 2 10
312. Part do�Ross Mathews 3 3 21
313. Part do�Edwd. Davis 19 0 2
314. Park Taurah and White Mill�Willm. Tracy 4 0 33
315. Part of Mark Lynchs holdg�Denis B. Daly Esqr.
Cosmona
316. Part Cosmona Reps. James Tracy 53 3 26
317. Part do. Pasturable Bog�do. 6 0 27
318. Part do.Mrs. Juliana French 27 1 35
319. Part do. Pasturable Bog�do. 3 0 0
320. Cloonmmore Edmd. Vero Esq. 41 1 15
321. Part do�pasturable Bog�do. 5 2 15
322. Cosmona Edmund Vero Esqr. 35 3 22
323. Gorteenabohogy now Cottage do. 72 0 25
324. St. Laurences fields�David Power Esqr. 32 3 14
325. Part of Caherlavine 32 0 5
326. Lower Tulla�John Tully 32 2 36
Upper Tulla
327. Part do. Reps. Anthony Tracy 23 0 38
328. Part do. Reps of John Reynolds 6 1 30
329. Part do. Mr. Robert Hardiman 8 3 36
330. Part do. John Nowlans Repe. 13 3 35
331. Poulroebuck�Reps. Domk. Power 21 0 8
332. Part do�Town Plotts in Athenry road and Boherbradagh same Tent. 1 0 33
East Cascarrig
333. Part East Cascarrig Doctor Prendergast 6 3 15
334. Part do. Martin Blake 6 2 5
335. Part do�do. 6 2 0
336.Part do�Mark White 5 0 32
337. Part do�John Nowlans Reps. 13 0 21
338. Part do�Willm. Brien 10 3 34
339. Part do. Reps. Chrisr. Barrett 17 1 20
340. Part do. South of road do. 15 1 36
341. Part do. Callow. Do. 1 2 0
342. Part do. Impble. Bog do. 6 1 35
343. Strand 1 3 20
The Lake 308a. 3r belongs to the Clanricarde Estate and
162 a. 1r belongs to the adjoining estates 471 0 0
-- Egan, Rev. Patrick K., "The Town of Loughrea in 1791". Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, Vol.24 No.3.(1951)