Ballynakilly or Ballynakilty, Galway
Historical Description
BALLINAKILLY, or BALLYNAKILTY, a parish, in the barony of KILLIAN, county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 5¼ miles (W. by S.) from Ballinamore, on the road from Tuam to Ballinasloe; containing, with the parish of Aghiart, 1630 inhabitants. It is a rectory and vicarage. in the diocese of Tuam, and forms part of the union of Moylough; the tithes, including those of Aghiart, amount to £148. 10. 8¼. In the R. C. divisions it is part of the union or district of Mount-Bellew. There is a hedge school, in which about 40 boys and 16 girls are taught.
Civil Registration
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Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Ballynakilly or Ballynakilty from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1840 by Samuel Lewis (Ballynakilly or Ballynakilty)
Land and Property
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