Turavaghla

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Situation: the standard name for the townland was Turavaghla with the Irish form being Tor a’ Buachalla. It was in the west of the parish and north of a road leading from Gort to Kinvarra.

Description:

O’Donavon Field Name Book: The proprietor was General Taylor of castle Taylor with George Cuppage as the agent. It was let to six tenants at will from 12 to 14 shillings per acre yearly rent. The farms were in divisions with rocky and gravely soil with the usual crops being wheat, oats and potatoes. There was no bog present.

Down Survey: there was no information available from the down survey.

Griffith Valuation:

Map reference one was Francis M.S. Taylor who had Anne Caulfield and Mary Heher living on the property. This consisted of the land and the houses they were living in. the land was 74 acres and 36 perches. This was worth 23 pounds.

1901 census: there is no census available.

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