Lecarrow North
Lecarrow North in Irish is “An Leath Cheathrú Thuaidh”, meaning half quarter north. In the Electoral division of Marblehill the townland is 118.78 acres or 48.07 hectares in size.
Lecarrow North borders Ballycorban, Cuilleendaeagh, Gortnakilla, Knockadrum and Lecarrow South.
What we recorded
- Placenames
- 7 (0 Irish-origin)
- 5 field
- 2 hill or hills
- Houses
- 2
By type
Map
Placenames
| Name | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Callow | field | |
| The Rocky Hill | hill or hills | |
| Moran’s Ground | field | |
| The Hill of Fort | hill or hills | |
| The Lawn | field | |
| The Back Field | field | |
| Middle Park | field |
Houses
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Fort Lodge | Shaughnessy’s House. |
| Gleeson’s House |
Population
In the 1841 census there were 9 people and 1 house, and in the 1851 census there were 6 people and 1 house. The 1840 map showed 2 houses or outbuildings. Griffith’s Valuation recorded 2 houses and 2 landholders, and in both the 1901 and 1911 censuses there was 1 residence and 5 inhabitants. Logainm records the townland as Lecarrow McDermotroe in the 17th century.
Land and Household Records
Landholders and heads of household recorded in the Tithe Applotment Books, Griffith’s Valuation, and the 1901, 1911 and 1926 censuses.
Tithe Applotment Books, 1834
Not yet compiled.
Griffith’s Valuation, 1856
Not yet compiled.
1901 census
Not yet compiled.
1911 census
Not yet compiled.
1926 census
- Malachy O’Shaughnessy
About the Townland
The 1840 map also records a ringfort in the north of the townland; the nearby residence, still occupied today, is known as Fort Lodge.