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Knockroosky
Knockroosky () is a townland in the parish of Aughagower and barony of Burrishoole, County Mayo. It is bordered to the west by Ballinvoy, to the northwest by Meneen, to the north by Dooncastle Dooncastle () is a townland in the Parish of Aughagower and Barony of Burrishoole in Ireland. It is bordered to the west by the townland of Derrygorman in the Parish of Westport. To the north it is bordered by the townland of Sheean in the Pa ... and Cushinkeel, to the northeast by Cushinsheeaun, to the east by Mace North and Mace South, and to the southwest by the Deerpark. All of these are in the parish of Aughagower. The R330 road runs through Knockroosky. The national school for the parish Aughagower is situated to the north of this road. References {{coord, 53, 47, N, 9, 27, W, display=title, region:IE_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Townlands of County Mayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R330 Road (Ireland)
The R330 road is a regional road in west central County Mayo in Ireland. It connects the N5 and N59 roads at Westport to the N84 road at the village of Partry, awaymap. ''Irish Statute Book'' (irishstatutebook.ie), 2012-02-28. It meets the R300 road between Cloonee and Partry. The government legislation that defines the R330, the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 (Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012)'', provides the following official description: :R330: Westport — Partry, County Mayo :Between its junction with the N5 at Bridge Street in the town of Westport and its junction with N84 at Partry in the county of Mayo via Mill Street, Altamount Street and Ballinrobe Road in the town of Westport: Knockroosky, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meneen
Meneen () is a townland in the parish of Aughagower in County Mayo, Ireland. It is bordered to the east by the townland of Dooncastle, to the West by the townland of Ardogommon, to the south by the townland of Ballinvoy, and to the southeast by the townland of Knockroosky. To the north is the townland of Derrygorman Derrygorman () is a townland in the civil parish of Aughagower and barony of Murrisk. It is bordered to the north (from east to west) by Drummindoo, and Sheean, to the east by Dooncastle Dooncastle () is a townland in the Parish of Aughagower ....1838 Ordnance Survey Map of Mayo Retrieved 1 May 2013 References {{coord, 53, 47, N ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dooncastle
Dooncastle () is a townland in the Parish of Aughagower and Barony of Burrishoole in Ireland. It is bordered to the west by the townland of Derrygorman in the Parish of Westport. To the north it is bordered by the townland of Sheean in the Parish of Islandeady.Ordnance Survey Map of Mayo 183Retrieved 1 May 2013 It is bordered by the following townlands in the Parish of Aughagower: to the southwest, Meneen Meneen () is a townland in the parish of Aughagower in County Mayo, Ireland. It is bordered to the east by the townland of Dooncastle, to the West by the townland of Ardogommon, to the south by the townland of Ballinvoy, and to the southeast b ...; to the south, Knockroosky; to the east, Cushinkeel; and to the northeast, Doon. In this townland are the remnants of Doon Castle, a former stronghold of the McPhilpin clan. The railway line between Westport and Manulla Junction passes through the southern part of the townland, the N5 road through its northern part. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School At Knockroosky - Geograph
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Townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origin, pre-dating the Norman invasion, and most have names of Irish origin. However, some townland names and boundaries come from Norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the Ordnance Survey.Connolly, S. J., ''The Oxford Companion to Irish History, page 577. Oxford University Press, 2002. ''Maxwell, Ian, ''How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors'', page 16. howtobooks, 2009. The total number of inhabited townlands in Ireland was 60,679 in 1911. The total number recognised by the Irish Place Names database as of 2014 was 61,098, including uninhabited townlands, mainly small islands. Background In Ireland a townland is generally the smallest administrative division of land, though a few large townlands are further divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aughagower
Aughagower or Aghagower () is a small village in rural County Mayo in western Ireland. It is located about 6 km from Westport. Aughagower has around 40 houses, 1 pub and a shop, with a clear view of Croagh Patrick from Reek View. It also forms the centre of a parish of the same name which covers an area of 86.1 square miles. The village is known for its links to Saint Patrick and Tóchar Phádraig, the pilgrimage route from Ballintubber Abbey to Croagh Patrick. History Middle Ages Aughagower came to prominence in 441 when St. Patrick founded a church and bishopric, and placed over it Bishop Senach; the Book of Armagh states that bishops still dwelt there in the time of the writer (early part of the ninth century).http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15079d.htm Catholic Encyclopaedia 1917 Senach was one of St. Patrick's closest followers, originally from Armagh, who traveled with him to Aughagower and Croagh Patrick as part of his household. St. Patrick is recorded as havi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrishoole
Burrishoole () is one of the nine baronies of County Mayo in Ireland. It is named after the former Gaelic territory of Umhaill, which also included Murrisk barony, and roughly means the "borough of Umhaill". Legal context Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as subdivisions of counties and were used for administration. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be used in land registration and specification such as in planning permissions. In some areas, usage of the barony name is common, while in other areas barony names have fallen out of use altogether. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic tuath which had submitted to the English Crown. Burrishoole is one of the nine baronies of County Mayo. It includes a widespread area from Newport in the east through Mulranny on the north side of Clew Bay and out to Achill Island in the west. Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew trees") is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority. The population was 137,231 at the 2022 census. The boundaries of the county, which was formed in 1585, reflect the Mac William Íochtar lordship at that time. Geography It is bounded on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by County Galway; on the east by County Roscommon; and on the northeast by County Sligo. Mayo is the third-largest of Ireland's 32 counties in area and 18th largest in terms of population. It is the second-largest of Connacht's five counties in both size and population. Mayo has of coastline, or approximately 21% of the total coastline of the State. It is one of three counties which claims to have the longest coastline in Ireland, alongside Cork and Donegal. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinvoy
Ballinvoy ()http://www.logainm.ie/36866.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland Accessed 3 May 2013 is a townland in the Parish of Aughagower and Barony of Burrishoole. It is bordered by the following townlands: to the north by Meneen, to the northwest by Ardogommon Ardogommon () is a townland in the Parish of Aughagower and Barony of Burrishoole. It is bordered to the east by Meneen Meneen () is a townland in the parish of Aughagower in County Mayo, Ireland. It is bordered to the east by the townland of ..., to the east by Knockrooskey, to the southeast by the Deerpark, to the southwest by Mountbrown, and to the west by Coolloughra.Ordnance Survey Map of Mayo 183Mayo County Library Map Viewer - Retrieved 3 May 2013/ref> All of these are also in the Parish of Aughagower. References {{coord, 53, 47, N, 9, 28, W, display=title, region:IE_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Townlands of County Mayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
