What is recorded here

Old Town is a settlement cluster in Toomore, County Roscommon, Ireland. Mapped in 1837 and 1914 as a curving line of fields and a possible road on a south-east slope, it kept seven roofless buildings and small gardens in 1914. No part remains visible in the pasture now, and nothing proves the site is older than the 18th century.

Described as 'Oldtown' in italic lettering on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and depicted as occupied on the 1837 ed. Situated towards the bottom of a SE-facing slope. Depicted on the 1837 and 1914 eds as a curving linear settlement (dims c. 250m N-S; Wth c. 100m E-W) of field boundaries and what may have been a roadway, extending over c. 5 acres (c. 2 ha). There were seven roofless structures with associated small fields or gardens upslope to the W in 1914. No feature is visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture. There is no evidence that this settlement is older than the 18th century. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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