Rooaunmore

Ruadh an Mhór

Claregalway Parish History 750 Years, 1999

Rooaunmore Name Stone, 1996

Josette Farrell, Claregalway.info

Rooaunmore 6" OS 1840's Map

places.galwaylibrary.ie/maps

Google Maps, Rooaunmore

Description

In the past there were very few houses in the area as the landlord retained all the land because of its good quality. Due to the size of the fields, horse races were held there in the early part of this century.

Name(s): Rooaunmore townlands.ie/rooaunmore

Gaeilge: Ruadh an Mhór logainm.ie/rooaunmore

Meaning(s): Large area of red ferns

Description: Land is good quality.

Situated: Rooaunmore is situated on the Roscommon road adjoining Kiniska, Loughgeorge and Knockdoemore.

Sub-dominations: None

Boundaries-townland(s): Claregalway, Kiniska, Knockdoemore, Loughgeorge and Peake (Claregalway) Caraunkeelwy and Knockdoemore (Lackagh)

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)

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O’Donovan’s field names book 1838

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Families

: (Pre 1911)

Hughes, Gaynor, Mooney, O’Brien, Smith, McGrath and Clancy

Landlord(s)

Thomas Browne

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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)