Townland of Ardrumkilla, Co. Galway

• Irish: “Ard Droma Coille”. Translating as ” high ridge of the wood”.
• Electoral division : Belclare
• Civil Parish: Belclare
• Barony: Clare.
• Church: Corresponds with Roman Catholic parish of Headford and church of Ireland Parish of Killower.

Decription:

Property of the established church. All fields under lease by Doctor John Jennings of Tuam and sublet to Tenants. Rent from 9 to 11 shillings per acre. No leases. Farms from 4 to 8 acres. All poor light soil. Produces light crops of wheat and potatoes. Co. Cess 14D. per acre, half yearly. The only antiquities of Ardrumkella are situated in the part of it lying in Belclare parish.

Situation:

Southern part of the parish. Bounded on the east by townland of Johnstown and Killouar and South and West by the parish of Belclare.

Civil parish map:

https://www.townlands.ie/galway/clare/belclare/belclare/ardrumkilla/

Ardrumkilla borders the following other townlands:
• Ardrumkilla to the east (Civil Parish of Killower)
• Beagh More to the north
• Boadaun to the north
• Castlehacket to the south
• Gortnascullogue to the west
• Killower to the east

Griffiths valuation 1847 -1864

Date of completion of survey at Galway County 29 June 1857

https://griffiths.askaboutireland.ie/gv4/z/zoomifyDynamicViewer.php...

Parish of Belclare
Townland and occupiers: Ardrumkilla

1. Patrick Comer
2. Patrick Craven
3. Patrick Monaghan
4. Michael Craven, jun.
5. Michael Craven, sen.
6. Bridget Lawless
7. Michael Greany
8. Patrick Monaghan
9. Patrick Farrell
10. Edward Comer
11. John Meighan
12. Bridget Steed
13. Winifred Whiteside
14. John Craven, jun.
15. Ptk. Greany (shoemaker)
16. Hubert and Ml. Lardner
17. John Monaghan
18. Michael Monaghan
19. Thomas Burke
20. Martin Burke
21. John Ruane
22. Thomas Payne
23. Patrick Payne, jun.
24. John & Patk. Greany
25. Michael Conway
26. John Keaveny
27. Thomas McHugh
28. Timothy Steed
29. Loughlin Craven
30. Patrick Farrell
31. James Monaghan
32. Patrick Payne
33. Richard Craven
34. John Craven

1901 Irish Census:

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Belclare/A...

• Patrick Newell

1911 Irish Census:

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Belclare/A...

• Patrick Newell

Sources:

http://places.webworld.org/place/6301

https://www.townlands.ie/galway/clare/belclare/belclare/ardrumkilla/