According to an article written by Paddy Cooke in 2006, Cloonahaha, Rindifin and Lavally townlands became part of Gort Roman Catholic parish in the late 1890s when the church decided to add part of Beagh parish to the combined parishes of Kilmacdaugh and Kiltartan (which had been united in 1854) to form a larger Gort parish.
During my research of all things in Beagh, I noticed that there is some confusion regarding what townlands are part of Beagh Civil Parish, and what townlands are not. According to an article written by Paddy Cooke in 2006, Cloonahaha, Rindifin and Lavally townlands became part of Gort Roman Catholic parish in the late 1890s when the church decided to add part of Beagh parish to the combined parishes of Kilmacdaugh and Kiltartan (which had been united in 1854) to form a larger Gort parish. According to the Beagh Book 'before the beginning of this century (20thh century), the parish covered a much larger area extending into the town of Gort and encompassed 58 townlands, but now currently has 54 townlands. A portion of the parish from Ceannahowna in Laughthyshaughnessy to the bridge at the convent was annexed to the parish of Gort circa 1907. This area included the townlands of Cloonahaha, Cloughnaceava, Rindifin and part of Lavally.
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Beagh civil parish is unique in that considering it's relatively small size, there is a high proportion of properties / residences of landed gentry in the area (a total of 11). In this blog post I will examine each of these properties and follow each property from the earliest references I could find, up to present day. I have also included OSI maps of each of the properties as well as photographs of the remains / ruins of each house as they stand today. As with all of my blog posts, I would encourage anybody with extra information on any of the properties to reach out to me so I can add to this blog in the future.
The majority of the landholders lived in the parish of Beagh in 1854, or in close proximity to the parish. Lord Gort lived in Lough Cutra Castle, Francis Butler in Cregg House, William Butler in Bunnahow House, and Daniel McNevin lived in Ashfield for a short period. A total of 900 tenants farmed the 12,331 acres, which was owned by a mere 14 landholders. List of Landlords during Griffith's Primary Valuation (in order of land held)
TownlandsA townland is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. It is a unique feature of the Irish landscape and is one of the most ancient divisions in the country. The origins of the townland remains obscure but they are undoubtedly of great antiquity. They existed long before the parishes and counties. Townlands originally consisted of a number of sub-divisions such as gneeves and ploughlands but they are now recognised as the smallest administrative division in the country. They were used as the smallest geographical unit in both the Tithe Survey and Griffith’s Primary Land Valuation, as well as census returns, and are still in use today. Anything from 5 to 30 townlands may be grouped together to form a civil parish. If you are searching for your family anywhere in Ireland, knowing the Townland they came from is one of the best ways of tracing them. Knowing the Barony, Parish, etc will also be of great help to you, since many townlands share the same name - for example there are 47 Townlands named Dromore and 56 Kilmores. To find which Civil Parish, Barony, Province etc a Townland is in, visit www.thecore.com/seanruad/ or www.townlands.ie. Townland Sub-DivisionIt is important to be aware of townland subdivisions when conducting research. Sub-townlands seldom appear on maps but are used in church records. Very often the placename that was held most dear by an emigrant was the subdivision, and you will likely not find it in a reference book. While researching Beagh, I did not come across any comprehensive list of such sub-townlands, so decided I should try and compile a list of those I could find, and their corresponding modern names. Although from Beagh myself, I have never heard some of these names before, so I encourage anybody with more sub townland names to contact me so I can update this list.
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AuthorMy name is Eamon Healy and I work as a professional genealogist. I enjoy researching all things local history, and have a particular interest in Beagh, primarily because I can trace my family history to the parish back to the late 1780s. I hope to share my findings here in my blog posts Archives
November 2020
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