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In 1868, the parish of Moyrus contained the following places:"MOYRUS, a parish in the barony of Ballynahinch, county Galway, province of Connaught, Ireland, 2 miles S.E. of Clifden. It is 14 miles long, and its greatest breadth is 13 miles. It includes the village of Roundstone, which is its post town. The surface consists of the greater portion of the Connemara range, including the summits known as the Twelve Pins. Killery Harbour and Ard Bay flank the parish on either side. Along the coast are Birterbury Bay, Slyne Head, Lough Ina, and several other loughs and islands. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Tuam, value with Beauchamp, £75. Here are a church, a Roman Catholic chapel united to that of Ballinafad, and three or four daily schools. The principal residence is Ballinahinch."
"INA, a lake and also the name of a valley and mountain pass in the parish of Moyrus, in the barony of Ballinahinch, county Galway, province of Connaught, Ireland, the lake is 3 miles long. They are situated near the Binabola hills, or Twelvepins, and about 8 miles N. of Betraghby Bay."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018