description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837

for Civil Registration BMD reference extracts or just to see surnames found in this town go to

Loughrea BMD's

1840's Craughwell Site Centered Town Map at Past Homes.com

CRAUGHWELL, a post-town, in the parish of KILLORA, barony of DUNKELLIN, county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 12 miles (S.E. by E) from Galway city, and 92 (W. by S) from Dublin: the population is returned with the parish.

Petty sessions are held every Monday, and a constabulary police force is stationed here. The town is intersected by a mountain stream, and in the neighbourhood are several gentlemen's seats, among which are Ballimore, the residence of R. Rathborne, Esq ; Rockfield, of Mark Browne, Esq.; Aggard, of John Lambert, Esq.; and Moyode Castle, of Burton Persse, Esq.

The church for the union of Killinane, and the Roman Catholic chapel, are situated here

Note: The Civil Parish of Killora was known as the Roman Catholic parish of Craughwell, and the townland of Craughwell was in the Civil Parish of Kiltormer(1851)

 

Cillogcillin: Gravestone Inscriptions from the Graveyard of Killogilleen, Craughwell, Co.Galway Amazon.co.uk

 

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