Arnot's Grove
Arnot's Grove is a townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Area 82:2:5 including 2:0:32 water, Back Lough, Rossbrick Lough.
Etymology
There is a local tradition that this small townland was the site of a castle hence the name of Arnot. Nothing remains of the castle though there are some humps in the ground which might mark the site. No trace of the surname Arnot has surfaced so far.
Griffith Valuation 1862
| Occupier | Lessor | Tenement |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kearns | James Hare | House, Offices & Land |
| Michael Gunn | HOsL |
Sarah Kearns) H & L Samuel Crudden………………..James Hare H Os L Patrick Scollan……………….... James Hare H Os L Hannah Monaghan…………….. James Hare H Os L James McCaffrey……………….James Hare H Os L Bernard Kearns…………………James Hare H Os L
1901 Census
Head of Family…………...Landholder if different Thos Kearns John McGeehan Anne Crudden James McCaffrey Patk. Kearns
Surnames in 2005
Kearns
This townland is tucked in between the larger townlands of Rossbrick and Loughgare and originally the lane way to it was from the Golan Road through Rossbrick but the present resident has made a new laneway out unto Drumaa Lane which gives him access to the new line / Dernawilt Road.
Crudden Family
This little bit is a tale of two emigrants. When the Elliott stone was being photographed in St McCartan’s graveyard, another small plain grey stone was noticed because it was so different.
It was that of Patrick Crudden, New York, PVT 1 US INF December 9 1937.
His brother Edward whose name is on the family headstone, served as a warder in Sing Sing Prison, New York. Judging by the names on that Headstone, the Samuel Crudden in the Griffiths Valuation 1862 was their father.