Agharoosky
| Agharoosky | |
| Irish: Achadh Rúscaigh | |
| Irish grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Fermanagh |
| County | County Fermanagh |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ENNISKILLEN |
| Postcode district | BT92 |
| Dialling code | 028 677 51 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| European Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| NI Assembly | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Fermanagh | |
Agharoosky is a townland in South-Eastern County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It was granted in 1611 to Robert Calvert
Area 92: 0: 25
Etymology
Agharrusky - Escheated Counties Map 1609 Agharnsky - Census 1659 (-n- is obviously a mistake for –u-)
Agharoosky (Irish: Achadh Rúscaigh) means “field of the marsh” or "field of the marshy wood"
It is one of several townlands with the name Agharoosky in this area of Fermanagh. There are townlands of Agharoosky East and West in the neighbouring parish of Galloon, and also a townland named Agharoosky in County Leitrim. Agharoosky East, which once was the site of Bishop Heygate’s ‘castle’, the centre of Robert Calvert’s grant, it is reached by the Carneyhome road out of Magheraveeley. Agharoosky West is along the Clones / Newtownbutler road.
This townland joins Corrardaghy along the line of the Killylackey Road and this is where it lived up to its name of being marshy as this stretch of road was notorious for flooding. This low-lying area is locally called ‘the boyne’ and the field next to it in Killylackey is known as ‘the boyne meadow’. The Irish word for bog or swamp is ‘moin’ so this is probably an example of the original word being misheard. Originally it was the ‘moin meadow’.
Griffiths Valuation 1862
Occupier……………………Lessor Michael Elliott in fee Herd’s house and land
1901 Census
Head of family Landholder if different John McCaffrey Mulligan
Surnames in 2005
Little Former Residents: - Conlan, Johnston
Elliott Family
The Griffith Valuation 1862 lists an Elliott family, which we think were the Elliott family of Drumswords, appear as Lessor for a few surrounding townlands. Loughgare is another townland where the Elliotts have some property.