Castlegar

Two Mile Ditch is the name of a Village, in the Townland of Pollkeen in Castlegar, County Galway.

• This Village is no longer obvious, due to the depopulation over the years.
• The 1842 maps will show it to a busier place than it is today, with houses and sheds in good concentrations.
• Two Mile Ditch is on the Tuam Road (N17).
• In the Irish Language, it is known as Cladh Dá Mhíle.
• About three miles, North East of Galway City.
• There are no modern housing estates.
• Businesses today include two Industrial Estates of Lyons and Casserly. Roadstone quarry and Kph plant hire are here also.
• The nearest Village to the south west would be Parkmore Village.
• Two Mile Ditch is said to have got its name from a double wall, at that place which was two English Miles from the City of Galway (ref. M.Jo).
• Directly west is the Townland of Cappanabornia.

Maps (opening in new windows).

Two Mile Ditch stretches from around here to maybe as far west as here.

^Above, in the 1840's map, we can see the Quarry (still there) and a Trigl. /Trig. station / Triangulation Station marking 221 behind it. The road towards it, no longer exists while a likeness still does for part of it.

The Elevation of the area was well marked for Two Mile Ditch and indicates the professional nature and insight of those who were charged with recording them - though their remit was a Military one.