Augherskea

Augherskea (from Irish Eachaire Sceach, meaning 'Field of the Brambles') is a townland in the civil parish of Knockmark, barony of Lower Deece, County Meath, Ireland.^[1] It is 4 km south-west of Dunshaughlin, and 28 km north-west of Dublin city centre.

Augherskea is bounded on the north by the townlands of Baronstown and Mooretown, on the east by Bedfanstown, Cultromer, Kilcooly, Knockmark and Merrywell, on the south by Culmullin and on the west by Tullaghmedan & Warrenstown. The early Ordnance Survey maps show the hamlets of Old Cross Keys and Cross Keys (Irish= Croseochracha, named after a signboard on the local pub showing keys) situated in the townland. Its chief geographical features are the Derrypatrick River, spring wells, a dug well and a gravel pit. Augherskea is bisected by the regional R154 road (Ireland) and R125 road (Ireland). The townland covers 656 statute acres.^[2]

In medieval times the townland belonged to

The Tithe Applotment Books for 1829 (which spells it as 'Agherstown') list 16 tithepayers in the townland.[9]

Griffith's Valuation of 1857 lists 41 landholders in the townland.^[10]

In the 1901 census of Ireland, there are twenty families listed in the townland.^[11]

In the

• A medieval burial ground.[13]^[14][15]
• Old photos of Augherskea^{[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]}