descriptions from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837

1840's Caltraghcreen & Menlough Site Centered Town Map at Past Homes.com

KILLASCOBE, a parish, in the barony of TYAQUIN, county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 4½ miles (W.) from Castle-Blakeney, on the road to Galway city, containing 2448 inhabitants.

It comprises a considerable quantity of bog, and about 500 acres of waste land. The principal seats are Ballybane, the residence of E. French Esq.; Cloverhill of J. Nolan, Esq.; Corondoo, of M. Dowdell. Esq.; Cross House, of J. C. Evans, Esq ; Waterloo, of E. J. Concannon, Esq.; Curgurry, of W. Joyce Esq.. and Vermont, of J. Blake, Esq.

It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, forming part of the union of Annaghdown; the rectory is appropriate to the vicars choral of Christ Church, Dublin. The tithes amount to £315 of which two-thirds are payable to the vicars choral and one-third to the vicar, who has a glebe of four acres.

In the Roman Catholic divisions it forms part of the union or district of Aghiart, or Mountbellew, and has a chapel at Skianagh and Minla.

About 130 children are educated in four private schools.

At Garbally is a Chalybeate well ; and here are the ruins of Cloonkurrin and Garbally castles, which were partially destroyed by Cromwell. A portion of land on Mr. French’s estate sank about two years since, and the cavity still remains filled with water ; it is 100 feet deep.

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