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 …

Shrule	Official Townland name
Civil Parish	Shrule
Barony	Kilmaine
Poor Law Union	Ballinrobe
County	Mayo
Registrars District	Cong
D.E.D.	Dalgan
Area	133 A. 2 R. 4 P.
O.S. 6″ sheet(s)	Mayo 122
Griffiths Valuation	Poor Law Union of Ballinrobe – Page # 152

Census of Ireland 1901 Head of Household (B1).

Head of Household’s :: Name	Land Holder (Landlord)	Building type
Anne O’Hara	Anne O’Hara	Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
Malachy Greahan	Malachy Greahan	Public House with 4 rooms.
		Protestant Church
		Private dwelling
Eleanor Gallagher	Eleanor Gallagher	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Joshua Murphy	Joshua Murphy	Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
Patrick St.Leger Higgins	Patrick St.Leger Higgins	Private dwelling with 6 rooms.
Catherine O’Connor	Catherine O’Connor	Private dwelling with 4 rooms.
John McCann	Catherine O’Connor	Private dwelling with 4 rooms.
	Michael Frehan	Private dwelling
Michael Frehan	Michael Frehan	Private dwelling with 4 rooms.
Martin Langan	Martin Langan	Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
Bartholomew Cawley		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Anne Reilly		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Thomas Haverty		Private dwelling with 1 rooms.
Terence Cramptom		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Bridget Carty		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Edward Egleton		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Thomas Walsh		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Patrick O’Connor		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Winnifred O’Brien		Private dwelling with 1 rooms.
Patrick Higgins	Patrick Higgins	Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
Matthew Travers		Shop and Post Office with 4 rooms.
		Private dwelling
John Heneghan		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Michael Corbett		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Patrick Hartigan		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Thomas Martin		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Patrick Kelly		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Catherine Pendergast		Shop with 2 rooms.
Michael Casey		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
		Dispensary
Mary O’Rorke	Mary O’Rorke	Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
John Tedders		Private dwelling with 4 rooms.
Walter Morrin		Shop with 3 rooms.
Thomas Donohue		Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
		Private dwelling
Anne Martin		Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Bridget Gavan	Bridget Gavan	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Michael J. O’Neill	Michael J O’Neill	Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
Mary Fallon	Mary Fallon	Private dwelling with 4 rooms.
Richard Geraty	Richard Geraty	Private dwelling with 2 rooms.
Ellen F Golding	Ellen F Golding	Private dwelling with 5 rooms.
		National School
John Garvey	John Garvey	Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
Michael Craddock	Michael Craddock	Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
Bedelia Morriss	Bedelia Morriss	Public House with 4 rooms.
Lawrence Kain		Private dwelling with 3 rooms.
Richard Kain	Richard Kain	Public House with 4 rooms.
Martin Egan		Shop with 4 rooms.
Patrick Ceary	Patrick Ceary	Shop with 3 rooms.
Patrick (Sgt.) Wimsey		R.I.C. Barracks with 4 rooms.
Members of R.I.C.		R.I.C. Barracks with 4 rooms.

Griffiths Valuation details :: 1848-54

Click on the Griffiths Valuation Page # 152 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 # 152 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
Michael Commins	Lady De Clifford
Michael Fahy	Lady De Clifford
Richard Flannery	Lady De Clifford
Patrick Garvey	Lady De Clifford
Thomas Geraghty	Lady De Clifford
Thomas Morrin	Lady De Clifford
Thomas St. Ledger	Lady De Clifford
James Thornton	Lady De Clifford

Tithe Applotments :: 1828 – 38

Tenants Name in the records	Placename as recorded	Notes
Charles Kirwan	Church Park Shrule

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.