The minor placenames of the townlands of Carnmore, Carnmore East, and Carnmore West, in the parish of Claregalway, Co. Galway
The townlands of Carnmore, Carnmore East, and Carnmore West are peculiar, being split split between two parishes and two baronies:
Carnmore – Parish of Athenry, Barony of Clare
Carnmore West – Parish of Claregalway, Barony of Dunkellin
Carnmore East – Parish of Claregalway, Barony of Clare
At the time of the Ordnance Survey Name Books in the 1830s, the townlands are recorded as:
- Carnmore – ‘It is the property of Mr. Blake, containing 169½ statute acres, 1/3 rd. of which is cultivated, the remainder dry heathy pasture. It is bounded on North by the road from Galway to Athenry and at an angle near the centre of its West side is a spot called Cruckanashan?.
- Carnmore West – ‘It is the property of Mr. Blake, County of Mayo. All under cultivation with the exception of a few patches of rocky pasture. Near the townland centre stands the ruin of an old Castle, a portion of its North end is subject to Winter floods, and at its western extremity stands a Trigl. Station 136 feet above the level of the sea, near which is a village of houses’
- Carnmore East – ‘It is the property of Mr. Blake of County of Mayo. Half the townland is cultivated. The remainder heathy pasture. The road from Galway to Monivea forms its South boundary. Subject to winter floods. From a very large heap or pile of stones which was there from this heap most of the walls were built that bounds the townland.’
Our work in the townlands during 2020 identified 48 minor placenames and places of interest known locally. These are marked on the map below, and included in tabulated format. These placenames were collected from TJ Hynes, Roddy Kenny, Michael Fox, Malachy Hanly, Phil Clarke, William Flaherty, Fergus Hanley, Joe Lardner, Noel Grealish, John Carr, Declan Collins and Mary Walsh.

Carnmore Road Flooding during November 2009
This work is on-going. If you know of any other minor placenames in the parish of Claregalway that may be of interest, and you would like to contribute to our survey, please do get in touch.
Townland | Placename (Gaeilge) | Placename (English) | Collector | Informant |
Carnmore East | Farm Mountain | Seamus O’Connell | T.J. Hynes | |
Carnmore East | An Cnocán | Seamus O’Connell | T.J. Hynes | |
Carnmore East | Móinín Above | Seamus O’Connell | T.J. Hynes | |
Carnmore East | Móinín Below | Seamus O’Connell | T.J. Hynes | |
Carnmore East | Small Mountain | Seamus O’Connell | T.J. Hynes | |
Carnmore East | Clover Field | Seamus O’Connell | T.J. Hynes | |
Carnmore East | Cross Wall | Seamus O’Connell | T.J. Hynes | |
Carnmore East | Páircín | Seamus O’Connell | T.J. Hynes | |
Carnmore East | Field of the House | Seamus O’Connell | T.J. Hynes | |
Carnmore East | Carraig | Seamus O’Connell | T.J. Hynes | |
Carnmore East | The Three Gardens | Seamus O’Connell | T.J. Hynes | |
Carnmore West | An Cnocán | Pat Coen | Roddy Kenny | |
Carnmore West | Lios | Pat Coen | Roddy Kenny | |
Carnmore West | An Seanbhaile | Pat Coen | Roddy Kenny | |
Carnmore West | The Big Field | Pat Coen | Michael Fox | |
Carnmore West | The Rough Field | Pat Coen | Michael Fox | |
Carnmore West | Lisín | Pat Coen | Michael Fox | |
Carnmore West | Cloch Mhaol | Pat Coen | Michael Fox | |
Carnmore West | Well (Sundial) | Pat Coen | Malachy Hanly | |
Carnmore West | Caher Boreen | Pat Coen | Tom Hynes | |
Carnmore West | Caher Well | Pat Coen | Tom Hynes | |
Carnmore West | Creigín | Pat Coen | Phil Clarke | |
Carnmore West | Clais Braon | Pat Coen | Phil Clarke | |
Carnmore West | Cnocán Mór | Pat Coen | Phil Clarke | |
Carnmore West | Park or Heath | Pat Coen | Phil Clarke | |
Carnmore West | White Paircín | Pat Coen | Phil Clarke | |
Carnmore West | Mass Rock (Site of) | Pat Coen | William Flaherty | |
Carnmore West | Páirc na Rásaí | Pat Coen | Fergus Hanley | |
Carnmore West | Stiall Mhór | Pat Coen | Fergus Hanley | |
Carnmore West | Well | Pat Coen | Fergus Hanley | |
Carnmore West | An Tuairín | Pat Coen | Fergus Hanley | |
Carnmore West | Kings Field | Pat Coen | Fergus Hanley | |
Carnmore West | Druileál | Pat Coen | Nellie Walshe | |
Carnmore West | Bulls Field | Pat Coen | Joe Lardner | |
Carnmore West | The tank field | Pat Coen | Joe Lardner | |
Carnmore West | The Cregg | Pat Coen | Joe Lardner | |
Carnmore West | Ballynew | Pat Coen | Noel Grealish | |
Carnmore West | Tobar Baile Nua | Pat Coen | Noel Grealish | |
Carnmore West | Páirc Na Mhucaí | Pat Coen | Noel Grealish | |
Carnmore West | Bothar Scathail | Pat Coen | John Carr | |
Carnmore West | The Iron Gate Field | Pat Coen | John Carr | |
Carnmore West | Gart a’ phisa | Pat Coen | John Carr | |
Carnmore West | Páircín Sheamais | Pat Coen | John Carr | |
Carnmore West | An Thuair | Pat Coen | John Carr | |
Carnmore West | An Balla Mór | Pat Coen | Declan Collins | |
Carnmore West | An Cúinne Cam | Pat Coen | Mary Walsh | |
Carnmore West | Garraí Eammon | Pat Coen | Mary Walsh | |
Carnmore West | Tobar na gCailí | Pat Coen | Mary Walsh |
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