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Where is Fair Hill in County Galway?
« on: Wednesday 19 October 16 18:03 BST (UK) »
From a birth Registration in 1877 I have come across the place Fair Hill. Please see attached image.

The birth was registered in the Superintendant Registrar's District of Galway ; Registrar's District Galway No2.

Is this Fair Hill a Townland or a Street Name in Galway Town?

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Re: Where is Fair Hill in County Galway?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 19 October 16 18:04 BST (UK) »
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Re: Where is Fair Hill in County Galway?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 19 October 16 18:14 BST (UK) »
Google 'townlands galway' and you get lists, which include Fairhill [all one word] but does not appear to be in Galway town.
Fairhill, Killoscobe Civil Parish, Barony of Tiaouin, Co. Galway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_townlands_of_County_Galway
https://www.townlands.ie/galway/

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Re: Where is Fair Hill in County Galway?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 19 October 16 18:18 BST (UK) »
The existing Registrars' Districts of Galway No. 1, Galway No. 2, Moycullen and Oranmore shall be amalgamated and shall together form one Registrar's District to be known as the Registrar's District of Galway.   http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1993/si/360/made/en/print

So it looks as if http://www.logainm.ie/en/1385074  is the one!
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Re: Where is Fair Hill in County Galway?
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 19 October 16 19:26 BST (UK) »
Hi Josey and Hallmark,
Thanks to both for your replies

Josey,
 I looked at both those websites and in particular https://www.townlands.ie/galway/, as this website shows maps of the location of the Townland. My concern is that Fairhill, Killoscobe Civil Parish, Barony of Tiaouin, Co. Galway seems (to me) to be too far away from Galway Town to be Galway No 2 Registration District. Can you advise whether this townland is in fact in Galway No 2 Regisreation District?

Hallmark,
I believe http://www.logainm.ie/en/20567 is the townland referred to by Josie above

What is http://www.logainm.ie/en/1385074 ? It appears to be in the middle of Galway Town  is ir a region of the town or what? Can you confirm that this part of Galway Town was registration district Galway No 2?

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Re: Where is Fair Hill in County Galway?
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 19 October 16 19:31 BST (UK) »
As it says.... it's a Street in Galway town.
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Re: Where is Fair Hill in County Galway?
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 19 October 16 19:36 BST (UK) »
If you gave name and details you have it would be much easier than guessing which one it is!!

or look for it on irishgenealogy, civil reg!!
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Re: Where is Fair Hill in County Galway?
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 19 October 16 20:07 BST (UK) »
Hi Hallmark,
The full details are:
13th  August 1877
Michael Adley of Fair Hill
Father Thomas Adley a Labourer of Fair Hill
Mother Kate Adley formerly Leonard
Informant Julia (x) Noone, present at Birth, Fair Hill