Derryclare

 

Derryclare across Lough Inagh

Roger Harrison

Townland:                                  Derryclare

Civil Parish:                                Moyrus

Barony:                                       Ballynahinch

Church Parish:                          Roundstone

District Electoral Division:     Bencorr

Area:                                           2529.38 acres / 2529 acres, 1 rood, 20 perches

Baptism and Marriage records for Roundstone R.C. Parish 1872-1881

1911 Census for Derryclare  (no records)

1901 Census for Derryclare  (no records)

Old Pension Census (1841-1851) for Derryclare  (no records)

Map

Galway Library for Derryclare

Logainm for Derryclare

NUI Galway Digital Collections for Derryclare

West Connemara men who lost their lives in WWI (Clifden and Connemara Heritage Society)

Griffith’s Valuation (1847-1864) for Derryclare

Griffith’s Valuation (1847-1864) shows that the Directors of the Law Life Assurance Co. had a fishing lodge on 2383 acres, 2 roods and 21 perches of land which had annual ratable valuation of £9 for the land and £1 5s for the lodge. There were also 147 acres and 3 roods of water. The Directors of the Law Life Assurance Co. also owned 5 islands with no agricultural value of 3 roods and 10 perches.

1670 Down Survey for Derryclare

The 1670 Down Survey names for this townland were Dereiregh (Laughavoye, Shanackenonule, Glenan, Byrh & Inishmiskry, Clunely, Glannarud, Knockanevodda and Shannacourragh. The 1641 owner was Ferdinando Follin, a Catholic and in 1670 the owners were Richard Martin, a Catholic and the Protestant Sir Thomas Meredith.