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DUNMORE, a parish and market-town and post-town, partly in the barony of HALF-BALLYMOE, but chiefly in that of DUNMORE, county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 71/4 miles (N. by E.) from Tuam, and 106 (W.) from Dublin; containing 10,705 inhabitants, of which number, 847 are in the town. St. Patrick built the monastery of Domnagh Padraig, or "the stone house of Patrick," here, and made St. Fulurtach its superintendent; and a friary for Augustine Eremites was founded on the site of this abbey, in 1425, by Lord Athenry. The parish comprises 35,571 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and contains Quarrymount, the seat of J. J. Bodkin, Esq.; and Carantrila, of W. H. Handcock, Esq. The market is on Thursday; and fairs are held on May 29th, July 10th, Oct. 10th, and Dec. 11th. It has a sub-post-odice to Tuam, and is a constabulary police station.

The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Tuam, and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes amount to £646. 3. 1. The glebe-house was built in 1815, by aid of a gift of £100 and a loan of £900, and has a glebe of five acres. The church in part of the ancient friary. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has a small slated chapel. About 400 children are educated in two public, and 260 in eight private schools; there is also a Sunday school, Here are the ruins of a castle of the Birminghams.

The Right Hon. Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart., formerly ambassador in Persia, and Sir William Ouseley, an eminent Oriental scholar, are natives of thin place.

from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837.

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Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

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Historical Geography

The civil parish of Dunmore contained the townlands of:
Abbeyland North, Abbeyland South, Addergoole Beg, Addergoole More, Aille, Attiflynn, Ballagh East, Ballagh West, Ballaghdorragha, Ballinlass, Ballintava, Ballintise, Ballymoney North, Ballymoney South, Ballywataire, Baunmore, Baunoges North, Baunoges South, Beagh (Browne), Beagh (Donnellan), Beaghbaun, Beaghroe, Bettyspark, Bracklagh, Breanra, Cappagh, Cappantruhaun, Carrowbaun, Carrowculleen, Carrowculleen (Hoare), Carrowkeel, Carrowkeelanahglass, Carrowmanagh, Carrowmunniagh, Carrownagur, Carrownaseer North, Carrownaseer South, Carrowntryla, Carrowpadeen East, Carrowpadeen West, Carrowreagh, Carrowroe East, Carrowroe West, Castle, Castlefarm, Cloonagh, Cloonagh, Cloonboo Beg, Cloondergan, Clooneen, Cloonfane, Cloonkeen, Cloonmore, Cluid, Cogaula, Conagher, Curraghaun, Darrary North, Darrary South, Derrymore, Drumaskin, Drumbane, Dunblaney, Dunmore Demesne, Fear Beg, Fear More, Flaskagh Beg, Flaskagh More, Fortpark, Garrafrauns, Garrauns, Gaterstreet, Glen, Gortaleam, Gorteen, Gortnagoyne, Gortnalea, Graigueachullaire, Grange, Killavoher, Killuney, Kilnalappa, Kilnaslieve, Kiltivna, Kippaunagh, Knockatee East, Knockatee West, Knockaunbrack, Knockaunnagat, Knockballyvishteal, Lisduff, Lissybroder, Lissyconor, Lurgan, Meelickmore, Meenalena, Menus, Menus Park, Moneenpollagh, Mullaghmarkagh, Newtown (Darcy), Newtown (Lynott), Paddock, Pollaphuca, Prospect, Quarrymount, Quarter, Quaybaun, Roy, Shrule, Slieve, Slievedarragh, Stripe North, Stripe South, Sylaun East, Sylaun West, Sylaunnagran, Timadooaun, Tobernaclug, Tooreen,
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Land & Property

The entry for Dunmore from Griffiths Valuation 1847/64

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