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Sub-townlands/Neighborhoods in Clonfinlough, County Ireland

Hello,

Was wondering what the term is for small neighborhoods that don't qualify as official "sub-townlands" in townlands.ie.  My Condron ancestors lived in a place called Ballynashawn on what is now R444 in Clonfinlough, County Offaly.   The local families call the road "Back Road".   Ballynashawn is listed on the Ordnance Survey Discovery Series Map 47, as are other small areas nearby that border R444. such as Chapel Street, Aghashegal, Ballaghurt (Ballhearth).  I've also seen references to "The Hill", but it's not listed on Map 47.   If these places don't qualify as "sub-townlands", how do I refer to them in a family history story?
 

Also, has anyone written a history of Clonfinlough?   I live in the US and am not able to go to repositories in Ireland to conduct research, so I  need to buy books online.

Best regards,

Kathy Condron Shinopoulos

Boston, Massachusetts

 

 

 

teatime1948@msn.com

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Ballynashawn appears to have been a 'population centre' so smaller than a town or village -  in this case just a couple of houses near the main road. It's not listed on the placename database, so very minor.

Ballynashawn appears on the 25 inch OS map which is dated c1890-1920, and was about 1km west of Aghashegal. The small group of houses is also shown on the earlier c1840s map, along with a school house - no name is shown on the earlier map.

 

Ballynashawn, Clonfinlough townland OSI c1900

shanew147IrelandXO Volunteer

Hello Eileen,

Thank you very much for your quick response and for sending the 1890 - 1920 map!

Best regards,

Kathy

teatime1948@msn.com

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