Townland record details , townlands are the smallest official land division but many contain locally used placenames .
Explanation of administrative divisions such as D.E.D.s , Civil Parishs and Baronies , also some information on land measurement …

Gortbrack	Official Townland name
Civil Parish	Shrule
Barony	Kilmaine
Poor Law Union	Ballinrobe
County	Mayo
Registrars District	Cong
D.E.D.	Shrule
Area	332 A. 3 R. 8 P.
O.S. 6″ sheet(s)	Mayo 123
Griffiths Valuation	Poor Law Union of Ballinrobe – Page # 160

Census of Ireland 1901 Head of Household (B1).

Head of Household’s :: Name	Land Holder (Landlord)	Building type
Martin Geraghty	Martin Geraghty	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Julia Geraghty	Julia Geraghty	Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
William Garvey	William Garvey	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Mick Kyne	Mick Kyne	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Martin Burke	Martin Burke	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Mark Concannon	Mark Concannon	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Mick Garvey	Mick Garvey	Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
Michael McHugh	Michael McHugh	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Pat Burke	Pat Burke	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Bridget Garvey	Bridget Garvey	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Michael Kyne	Michael Kyne	Private dwelling with 1 rooms.
Mary Garvey	Mary Garvey	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
John Barrett	John Barrett	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
John Joyce	John Joyce	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Thomas Noone	Thomas Noone	Private dwelling with 1 rooms.
Kate Brown	Kate Brown	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.

Griffiths Valuation details :: 1848-54

Click on the Griffiths Valuation Page # 160 to see a list of tenants with plot numbers to match the Griffith map.

Townland plot map Griffith’s final published valuation of South Mayo is dated circa 1854 due to the fact that Lady De Clifford is listed as owner of Dalgan and Patrick Kirwan owned it until sold in 1853 on account of the Encumbered Estates Act.The original surveys of Shrule were carried out in late 1838 ( from surveyors letters ). Click on the map on the left to see a larger version

The map has each renters plot numbered and recorded in the Valuation book so the exact location of your ancestors plot can be ascertained. Click on the Griffiths Valuation Ballinrobe Page # 160 to see a list of tenants with plot numbers to match the Griffith map.

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Tenants Name in the valuation	Landlords name	Comments
John Bourke	Charles Lynch
Thomas Canavan	Charles Lynch
Michael Concannon	Charles Lynch
Michael Coyne	Charles Lynch
Anthony Garvey	Charles Lynch
James Garvey	Charles Lynch
John Garvey	Charles Lynch
Thomas Jr. Garvey	Charles Lynch
Thomas Sr. Garvey	Charles Lynch
John Gavan	Charles Lynch
Michael Geraghty	Charles Lynch
Thomas Sr. Geraghty	Charles Lynch
Honora Hynes	Charles Lynch
Thomas Joyce	Charles Lynch
Mary Mc Guire	Charles Lynch
Mary Mc Hugh	Charles Lynch
Patrick Whelan	Charles Lynch

Tithe Applotments :: 1828 – 38

Tenants Name in the records	Placename as recorded	Notes
Patrick Garvey	Gurthbrack
Thomas Geraghty	Gurthbrack

Placenames

Placenames mentioned in this townland are :

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Field Name Book

Field Name Book description from 1838/1839 noted by the surveyors who produced the O.S maps originally.

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The shrule.com placename database covers the Poor Law Unions of Ballinrobe and Tuam roughly a 15 kilometer radius centered on Shrule , the townland database covers most of Connaught in lesser detail .

Find ::

When searching for a placename type some or all of the word and click search. If you are unsure of the spelling try a part of the word . For example the placename Mocharra sounds like Moharra so if you search for arra you should find it. For example a placename record ( eg Rostaff ) gives the townland ( eg Moyne ) and the civil parish ( eg Shrule ) .

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Civil Parish details available :: 40

Abbeyknockmoy ,   Annaghdown ,   Athenry ,   Belclare ,   Ballinchalla ,   Ballinrobe ,   Cargin ,   Clonbern ,   Claregalway ,   Cong (Galway) ,   Cummer ,   Dunmore ,   Donaghpatrick ,   Kilbennon ,   Kilconla ,   Kilmoylan ,   Kilcoona ,   Killeany ,   Killursa ,   Kilkilvery ,   Killower ,   Lackagh ,   Moylough ,   Monivea ,   Killererin ,   Tuam ,   Ballinchalla ,   Ballyovey ,   Ballinrobe ,   Ballintober ,   Cong ,   Kilcommon ,   Kilmolara ,   Kilmainebeg ,   Kilmainemore ,   Moorgagagh ,   Mayo ,   Robeen ,   Shrule ,   Unknown ,   more to come . . . .

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Barony details available

Clare  ,   Kilmaine  ,   more to come . . . .

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Poor Law Unions details available

Tuam  ,   Ballinrobe  ,   more to come . . . .

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Land divisions and Administration

Go to the Map Resources page for descriptions and explanations of the land divisions used in genealogy plus explanations of terms etc…

Civil Parish Maps

There are two general index maps of the Civil Parishes , one for South Mayo and the other for North Galway . These correspond roughly to the Baronies of Kilmaine (Co Mayo ) and Clare (Co Galway) and show the civil parish boundaries and parish locations in relation to each other.

Townland Index maps .

Official O.S. townland names in Shrule parish

Unknown   ,   Ballisnahyny   ,   Ballycurrin Demesne   ,   Ballynalty   ,   Brackloon   ,   Brodullagh North   ,   Brodullagh South   ,   Bunnafollistran   ,   Cahernabrock   ,   Cloghmoyne   ,   Cloonbanaun   ,   Commons   ,   Cullagh   ,   Dalgan Demesne   ,   Glasvally   ,   Gortatober   ,   Gortbrack   ,   Kinlough   ,   Mocollagan   ,   Mocorha   ,   Mounthenry   ,   Moyne   ,   Ramolin   ,   Rooaunalaghta   ,   Shrule   ,   Shrule Town   ,   Toorard   ,   Cornehan   ,   if the place you seek is not here it’s not an official townland name , search or select the parish link to see all placenames in that parish.
There are townland index maps for Shrule and the surrounding civil parishes available below . They show the townland boundaries and main features of the Civil Parish . They can be useful in locating adjacent townlands or parishes to the one you may be researching.