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“History is often embedded in town names. No more so than Claremorris. It derives its name from Maurice de Prendergast, who arrived in Ireland with Strongbow in 1170 and was later given a large portion of land in South Mayo. The name in Irish is sweeter —Clár Chloinne Mhuris— which means the plain of Clann Mhuiris.”
— Source: Mullen, Michael. Mayo: The Waters and the Wild. Donaghadee, Northern Ireland: Cottage Publications, 2004. (pg. 66.)
Index:
The following local history notes for the town of Claremorris and the parish of Kilcolman (Clanmorris), are presented chronologically :
- Saint Colman of Innisboffin
- The Carmelite Abbey of Ballinasmalla, county Mayo
- Map of Ireland, c.1660
- Map of county Mayo, c.1794
- Newspaper transcripts, 1792–1820
- Timeline of local history, 1793–1820
- The rebellion of 1798 (pending)
- Survey of the Barony of Clanmorris, county Mayo, by Dr. James M’Parlan, 1802
- Extent of the Irish language (pending)
- The linen and hempen manufactures, Claremorris, county Mayo, 1817
- The famine of 1817 (pending)
- Return of the yeomanry and volunteers, Claremorris, 1820
- The famine of 1822 (pending)
- Map of the Province of Connaught, 1823
- The famine of 1831 (pending)
- Poor Inquiry (Ireland), 1836
- Claremorris and the parish of Kilcolman, 1837
- Ordnance Survey map, 1838
- Claremorris in Slater’s Directory, 1846
- The Great Famine, 1845–1852 (pending)
- Population, 1821–1851
- End notes
Note: — Until 1898, there were two parishes of the name, Kilcolman, in the county of Mayo: one in the barony of Clanmorris, and the other in the barony of Costello. The Local Government Act (Ireland) of 1898 transferred several parishes from the counties of Mayo and Galway to the county of Roscommon, including the parish of Kilcolman (Costello).
End notes :
Source citation for this page: Kilpatrick, Alison. “Claremorris and the parish of Kilcolman: Local history notes.” Published to Arborealis, online at arborealis.ca/local-history/ireland/kilcolman/, accessed [insert date].
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Updated 14th Oct. 2023; edited 28th Dec. 2023.