THE TOWNLAND OF RATHCARBRY
The townland of Rathcarbry is in the parish of Loughgilly in Armagh County.
It is labelled number 41 on the map.
Ordnance Survey Memoirs
1835-38 note:
- “The last 12 townlands form the parish of Balleek, a perpetual cure in the endowment of the rector of
Loughgilly, the whole of which pays cess to the church in Carrickananny townland
called Balleek church, but the following 4 townlands continue to pay tythe
to Loughgilly parish: Lisadian, Rathcarbery, Drumherriff, Tullya.”
Paterson (Armachiana, Vol. 16, p.25) notes:
…Rath, lis, etc. denote ringed enclosures and in their various forms are
common throughout the county…
Rathcarbry – Carbry’s rath or fort.
The Environment and Heritage Service Sites and Monuments Record (2002) notes the following in this townland:
-
Enclosure of uncertain period
SMR NO: ARM 022: 007
Irish Grid Reference: J02473104
Townland: Rathcarbry
CONDITION: traces only
A circular enclosure c.44m in diam., planted with trees is shown on the OS 6″ map of 1908. It appears to have been surrounded a small natural knoll on a W-facing slope. The only surviving portion is a short length of the W perimeter where a length of field bank & a steep scarp falling c.2m can be seen. There is nothing now to indicate that there was an antiquity & the way the interior rises steeply from the W makes it seem unlikely. However, reports from 1960s were more confident that this was a rath.
PRONI records: OS/6/2/21/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/21/2
(Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Revisions engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/21/3
(Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1908. Reprinted 1921.); OS/6/2/21/4
(Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1908. (2 copies), Reprints 1934-1957.);
OS/6/2/21/5 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1955. Levelled 1889 and 1906. Published
1958.); OS/6/2/22/1 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/22/2 (Surveyed 1835.
Engraved 1835. Revised 1861. Engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/22/3 (Surveyed 1835. Revised
1906. Published 1908 (2 copies – 1 reprint 1930 and 1 reprint 1930-1955.).);
OS/6/2/22/4 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1955. Levelled 1889 and 1906. Published
1959 (2 copies).); VAL/1B/219 (1st valuation records.); VAL/12B/15/24A (Valuaton
annual revision list.); VAL/12B/15/24B, VAL/12B/15/24C, VAL/12B/15/24D (Valuation
annual revision list.); VAL/2B/2/34C (Griffith valuation list.).
