Crossboyne Civil Parish Characteristics, County Mayo, Ireland
Crossboyne Civil Parish falls within Clanmorris Barony and is
part of Crossboyne and Taugheen Roman Catholic Parish that was
formed in 1862. (Mitchell, 1988, p. 88). Tagheen Civil Parish is
also part of this Roman Catholic Parish. Catholic Church Records
for this parish are covered on microfilm number 1279211. This
film covers the years 1791-1913 (far earlier than most parishes
in County Mayo). When the Griffith's Valuation was conducted for
Crossboyne Civil Parish in 1856, Roman Catholic Chapels were
present in the Townlands of Ballindine North, Ballyglass and
Burris. There was also a church of undocumented affiliation in
the Townland of Crossboyne, and the only Graveyard in Crossboyne
Civil Parish was noted there as well. (Griffith, 1847-1864;
2003, Crossboyne). In Samuel Lewis' "Topographical Dictionary of
Ireland" he refers to the Roman Catholic Divisions of Crossboyne
as being part of 2 districts: Crossboyne and Ballindangan.
Crossboyne includ