Annaghkeelaun

Townlands of Oughterard

By Paul Gibbons

Townland of Annaghkeelaun highlighted in yellow

Anglicized from Irish: Eanach Caoláin

Translates to: “Narrow Marsh” or “O’Keelan’s Marsh”

Etymology:

While it is possible that the area’s name is derived from the family name O’Keelan, who could have owned or resided in the location; it seems more likely that it comes from a physical description of the townland’s topography. The majority of the townland consists of marsh-land which forms a narrow encircling strip around the area’s only arable land. A similar townland name Annaghkeen or Eanach Caoin can be found on the opposite side of the lake and translates to “level marsh” .

Size: 145 acres , 3 rods , 18 perchs

Siting:

Situated in the northern extremity of Kilcummin parish – bounded on the north and east by Lough Corrib, on the west by Portacarron and Gurtreavagh, and on the south by Knockillaree and Ardnasillagh.

Description:

Contains 145¾ acres of land of which about 70 acres of it is arable, the remainder is bog. Corribveiw House is situated close to the eastern shore of Lough Corrib. There is a quarry on the east side of an old road to the south of the house.

Placenames within townland:

Corribview (house) – The home of the Doig family in the Oughterard area, occupied by George Cottingham in 1855 who held it from John Doig. The house is now run as a B&B.

Previous proprietor/landlord:

Francis Blake (1641)

Francis Matthews (1670)

Arthur French St. George of Tyrone House (c. 1850)

Land Value (1857): £ 28 s. 17 d. 0

Buildings Value (1857): £ 9 s. 0 d. 0

Surnames attached to the townland (1857-1911):

Cottingham, Curter, Murray, Nee, Clancy, Menly

This page was added on 06/03/2013.

Comments about this page

  • ANNAGHKEELAUN Regarding Tornado at Corrib View, this article was taken from the Nenagh Guardian dated July 4th 1846. It appears to have been “Lifted” from another source!

    By Jim Fahy (29/01/2014)
  • TERRIFIC AND EXTRAONDINARY TORNADO – COUNTY GALWAY – On the 18th instant, while the labourers of George Cottingham, Esq. of Corrib View, near Outerard county Galway, were employed in making hay, a dark cloud suddenly appeared in the horizon, which betokened a coming shower. They quickly repaired to the house for shelter, and immediately after the cloud burst in a frightful torrent of rain, mixed with large pieces of ice, some of which measured two inches and a half in circumference. The violence of this storm was so great that it destroyed Mr. Cottingham’s handsome flower and vegetable garden, levelled a splendid field of wheat, and killed a turkey, a lapwing and a rat. The frightful tornado was accompanied by great lightning and awful peals of thunder, and left a most disagreeable and sulphurious smell in the atmosphere. Twenty three panes of glass were broken in the dwellinghouse. Although great heat followed, the lumps of ice were not dissolved in four days after. Source: Nenagh Guardian – http://www.irishnewsarchive.com MARRIAGE ROBB AND COTTINGHAM – Feb 26′, by special licence, at Corrib View House, Oughterard, County Galway by the Rev. R. M’Donough, P P, George Robb, fourth son of James Robb, Esq, of Glasgow, to Alice Georgina, second daughter of George Cottingham, Esq. Source: Freemans’ Journal, February 28th 1878

    By Jim Fahy (16/01/2014)

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