Gortadooey

Gort an Dúaigh

Claregalway Parish 750 History, 1999

Gortadooey name stone, 1996

Josette Farrell, Claregalway.info

Gortadooey 6" OS 1840's Map

places.galwaylibrary.ie/maps

Google Maps, Gortadooey

Description

Gortadooey got its name from the land in the area because when it was dug it was blackish in colour. There was supposed to be a well in the area that had a dark dye which, when mixed with other material substances, made a type of ink. It is said the friars in Claregalway used it for writing. James Greally was the herdsman for the landlord and his descendants lived in the same house until about 1980.

Name(s): Gortadooey townlands.ie/gortadooey

Gaeilge: Gort an Dúaigh logainm.ie/gortadooey

Meaning(s): Black Field

Description: Land there is mainly of good quality although some is liable to flooding.

Situated: Gortadooey lies between Waterdale and Claregalway off the Mullaghruttery road.

Sub-dominations: Ceann na Gairde, Crochan na Creithe, Tolan Ruid and Cappagh Eoghan

Boundaries-townland(s): Claregalway, Gortacloonmore, Lecarrowmore, Mullaghruttery, Peake and Waterdale.

Civil & Church of Ireland Parish: Claregalway – Claregalway Civil Parish (John Grenham)

Barony: Clare – Connacht Baronies

District Electoral Division (DED): Claregalway – Map of Ireland

Poor Law Union (PLU): Galway (Poor Law Valuation) – Poor Law Unions (1851)

County: Galway – galway.ie

Diocese: The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora – Galway Rural

Province: Connacht(Connaught)

The Down Survey Map

(1650’s)

Down Survey Landowners/gortadooey

O’Donovan’s field names book 1838

Gortadooey

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Families

: (Pre 1911)

Collins, Concannon, Cassidy, Duggan, Grealy, Glynn, Fahy, Henegan, Lambert, Lenehan, Moloney

Landlord(s)

James Staunton Lambert

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Records

(Claregalway Parish)

Tithe Applotments (c1827)

The names of occupiers and the size of their agricultural holdings, over one acre only, in each townland. To determine the amount that they should pay in tithes to the Church of Ireland. (titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie)

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Roman Catholic Parish Registers

Baptism (Claregalway 1849-1881): The Catholic Church’s collection of the parish baptismal registry. (registers.nli.ie)
Marriage (Claregalway 1849-1883): The Catholic Church’s collection of the parish matrimonial registry. (registers.nli.ie)
Burial (Claregalway 1849-1876): The Catholic Church’s collection of the parish burial registry. (registers.nli.ie)

Griffith Valuation’s

Primary Valuation of Ireland

A survey involving a detailed valuation of every taxable holding of agricultural or built property on the island of Ireland. Completed between 1864-1865 . Date of Publication for Claregalway was 1855. (askaboutireland.ie)

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General Registry of Office (GRO) Records

Civil Registery Birth: (1864-1915) The official State records of births in Ireland. (irishgenealogy.ie)
Civil Registery Marriage: (1864-1940) The official State records of marriage in Ireland (irishgenealogy.ie)
Civil Registery Death: (1864-1960) The official State records of death in Ireland (irishgenealogy.ie)