Rooaunmore
Ruadh an Mhór
Claregalway Parish History 750 Years, 1999
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
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)
Census of Ireland (1821- 1911)
- 1821 vs 1831 (General Parish Population Only)
- 1831 (Summary of Returns for Claregalway Parish Only)
- 1841 (Summary of Returns for Parish Only)
- 1851 (Summary of Returns for Townlands Only)
- 1861 (Summary of Returns for Townlands Only)
- 1871 (Summary of Returns for Townlands Only)
- 1881 (Summary of Returns for Townlands Only)
- 1891 (Summary of Returns for Townlands Only)
- 1901 (Rooaunmore)
- 1911 (Rooaunmore)
Research
Index and Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929
by Registry of Deeds, Dublin
familysearch.org/registryofdeeds/search/
Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI)
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is a unit of the National Monuments Service.
No Entries for Rooaunmore
archaeology.ie/historicenvironment/
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