Kilmore Parish NAVIGATION

ORIENTATION

The civil parish of Kilmore is in the barony of Erris, in north-west Co. Mayo.  It encompasses the Mullet Penninsula which neighbours the town of Belmullet in the adjoining parish of Kilcommon Erris. 

• READ MORE The Parish of Kilmore in 1837

TOWNLANDS

Kilmore parish has an area of 124.0 km² / 30,643.3 acres. For a list of all 83 townlands on the Mullet Penninsula click HERE.

VILLAGES

There are several villages on the Mullet peninsula including

• Eachléim aka Aughleam aka Aghleam

• Elly,

• Corclough and

• Binghamstown. 

GRAVEYARDS & CEMETERIES

There are a number of small burial places on the Mullet:

• Old Cross Cemetery

• Cross New Cemetery

• Carne aka Carn Cemetery

• Fallmore Graveyard

• Belderra Cross Graveyard

• Binghamstown Cemetery

• Emlybeg Cemetery

• Termoncarragh Cemetery

For a list of headstones for these cemeteries see Headstones in NW County Mayo.

BIG HOUSES, LANDLORDS & GENTRY

The Mullet aka Kilmore civil parish features the following houses of the gentry:

• Bingham castle, the residence of Major Dennis Bingham;

• Binghamstown House, the residence of the RC Parish Priest Rev. J. P. Lyons;

• Bingham Lodge on the estate of Henry Bingham

• Bay View, the property of William Bingham, Esq.

• Surgeview on the estate of Arthur Gamble

• Leam House occupied by Mrs Nash in 1814

• Barranagh House on the estate of John Richards

• Curraghboy on the estate of Arthur Bingham

• Carn House on the estate of Thomas Reilly

• Tallagh Cottage on the estate of Andrew Caldwell, occupied by Andrew Woods

For a list of Landlord Estate Records available see Landed Estates Ireland

One of the Napoleonic Signal Towers (built in 1801-1806 by the English for defence) here is Glosh tower on Termon Hill.

EMIGRATION RECORDS

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