Hollygrove or sometimes Holly Grove () is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...

of 283 acres in

Athleague Athleague () is a village and a parish in the Diocese of Elphin on the River Suck in the west of Ireland in County Roscommon, near the town of Roscommon. Its church was founded sometime around 500 by Maenucan Atha Liacc ('Maonagán of Athlea ...

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...

, Killeroran district, Killian

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

, Union of Mountbellew, in County Galway,

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. Hollygrove is adjacent to the townland of

Coalpits Coalpits or sometimes Coal Pits is a townland of 386 acres in Athleague parish, in Killeroran district, in the Killian barony, the Union of Mountbellew, in County Galway, Ireland. Coalpits, which is known in Irish Irish may refer to: Common ...

and is on the border of Roscommon and Galway.

Hollygrove Lake

Hollygrove Lake is a lake located between

Ballygar Ballygar () is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is 19 km from Roscommon town. History Name and origins The name ''Ballygar'', historically ''Beallagarr'', comes from . The settlement has been a meeting point of the McDermott clan ...

and

, downstream of Rookwood Bridge on the River Suck system. It is within half a kilometre of the main River Suck. The lake is shallow, typically deep with two deeper channels. It is primarily stocked with tench and pike.

Griffiths Primary Valuation

Griffith's valuation between 1848 and 1864, lists the following people in Hollygrove who leased the land they farmed: *Patrick Byrne *John Droody *James Feeney *John Gouran *Luke Hannelly *John Hogan (1828-1886) who married Winifred Conboy (1827-?) *Bernard Kelly *Thomas Kerin *Hannelly Leonard *Michael Leonard *Thomas Moran *Patrick Reilly *John Torpy

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Athleague Towns and villages in County Galway {{Galway-geo-stub