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Hollygrove, County Galway

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Country
  
Ireland

Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Local time
  
Monday 3:04 PM

County
  
County Galway

Area
  
114 ha

Province
  
Connacht

Hollygrove, County Galway

Weather
  
14°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 63% Humidity

Hollygrove or sometimes Holly Grove is a township of 283 acres in Athleague parish, Killeroran district, Killian barony, Union of Mountbellew, in County Galway, Ireland. Hollygrove is adjacent to the township of Coalpits, Ireland. The township is on the border of Roscommon and Galway.

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Map of Hollygrove, Co. Galway, Ireland

Hollygrove Lake

Hollygrove Lake is a 50-acre (200,000 m2) lake located between Ballygar and Athleague, downstream of Rookwood Bridge on the River Suck system. It is within half a kilometre of the main River Suck. The lake is shallow, typically 5 feet (1.5 m) deep with two deeper channels. It is primarily stocked with tench and pike.

Griffiths Primary Valuation

Griffith's valuation between 1848 and 1864, lists the following people in Hollygrove who leased the land they farmed:

  • Patrick Byrne
  • John Droody
  • James Feeney
  • John Gouran
  • Luke Hannelly
  • John Hogan (1828-1886) who married Winifred Conboy (1827-?)
  • Bernard Kelly
  • Thomas Kerin
  • Hannelly Leonard
  • Michael Leonard
  • Thomas Moran
  • Patrick Reilly
  • John Torpy
  • References

    Hollygrove, County Galway Wikipedia