Slatefield
Slatefield in Irish is “Gort na Leacan” meaning hillside field. In Marblehill electoral division it is 184.67 acres or 74.74 hectares in size.
Slatefield borders Ballinlough, Commons West, Loughpark, Marblehill, Moyglass and Rosseeshal.
What we recorded
- Placenames
- 6 (1 Irish-origin)
- 6 field
- Houses
- 1
By type
Map
Placenames
| Name | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tor Dubh | field | Pronounced “Tur Doo”. |
| The Long Garden | field | |
| The Callows | field | |
| The Far Field | field | |
| The Sports Field | field | Éire Óg sports were held here. |
| The Callows | field |
Houses
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Josie Moran’s House |
Population
In the 1841 census there were 23 people and 3 houses and in the 1851 census there were just 5 people and 1 house in the townland. In the 1840 map there were 5 houses or outbuildings. In the Griffith’s Valuation there was 1 house and 1 landholder. In the 1901 census there was 1 residence and 6 inhabitants and in the 1911 census there were 2 residences and 18 inhabitants.
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
- Mary Moran
- Anthony Dervan
- Thomas Hough
About the Townland
In the central part of the townland there is a ringfort and nine acres of Slatefield are part of Ballinlough Lake. Present day Moyglass National school is in Slatefield townland.
