Glennaheltia (or Gleann na gCoillte) is a pre famine village in the townland of Coppanagh in Killeenadeema ED. A story from the School’s Collection from Aille School tells us that there were 12 families living there and that they all died during the famine.
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Cartron South Radial Cairn
This is a radial stone cairn in Cartron South near Ballinakill Church. It’s situated on a steep hill and the view from it is very impressive. There’s an ash tree growing up in the centre of it. This is the only recorded radial cairn in County Galway, the majority of...
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Loughalee Lake
Loughalee (also Loughaunlee) Lake is a small lake of about 7 acres in Derrybrien East. It has forestry on three sides and extremely wet boggy land on the other.
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Ruins in Laggoo
Laggoo is a townland in the Electoral Division of Marblehill, the parish of Ballinakill, the Barony of Leitrim, and the County Galway. There are several ruins in the townland.
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Bohatch Wedge Tomb
This wedge tomb is in the townland of Bohateh North (Bohatch) at a height of 262m on the southern side of Ard Aoibhinn overlooking Lough Derg. It’s marked on the 6” Cassini map as Cromlech.
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