Ballylouge

Ballylouge is situated in the civil parish of Killoran, barony of Longford, Co Galway. It is bounded on the north by Lurragan Great, Lurragan Small and Park in the parish of Killallaghlan, in the barony of Cloonmacknoon, on the east by Coxtown, in the parish of Kiltormer, on the west by Low Park and on the south by Killoran.

O’Donovan’s Field Name Books gives other name spellings for this town land: Bail’ui Lughog, Ballyloogue, Ballylooogue, Ballyloooge and Ballyluoge.

Downs Survey map gives no information on who owned this land in the 1600s.

Census 1901

There were 18 houses in Ballylouge in 1901. There were 110 residents in total: 57 were male and 53 were female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The heads of the households were: Mary Kelly, Patrick Connolly, James Whelan, Owen Kerns, Edward Kerns, Michael Kelly, Patt Byrns, Bridget Loughlin, Michael Broderick, Michael Byrne, James Nevin, James Byrnes, Edward Kearns, John Kelly, Patt Whelan, Michael Kelly and Mary Byrns. The census taken on the 8^th and 11^th of April 1901 showed that the houses were built as private dwellings. The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete. The roofs were made of perishable material.

Mary Kelly (70) was a widow. She was a farmer. She spoke Irish and English. She had 2 unmarried children. John (38) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Maria (28) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Matt Mannion (17) was single. He was recorded as a farm servant. The entire household could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. Mary Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Connolly (60) was a farmer. He was married to Maria (50). There was no occupation recorded for her. Patrick and Maria spoke Irish and English. They had 3 sons. Owen (12), John (10) and Patrick (9) were scholars. The entire family could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses. Patrick Connolly owned the land the house was situated on.

James Whelan (50) was a farmer. He was married to Mary (42). They spoke Irish and English. There was no occupation recorded for Mary. They had 9 unmarried children. Bridget (21) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Owen (19) and Patrick (17) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Thomas (15), Mary (12), James Joe (9), Michael (6) and Katie (4) were scholars. Honoria Agmes was 2 years old. All the family could read and write except for Mary (42) and Honoria Agmes. They could read only. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. James Whelan owned the land the house was situated on.

Owen Kerns (49) was a farmer. He was married to Ellen (38). Ellen was recorded as a farmer’s wife. They had 7 unmarried children. Thomas (15), Mary (13), Michael (11), Anne (8), Ellie (6) and Owen (4) were scholars. Lizzie was 2 years old. Owen’s (49) mother Mary (84) was a widow. All the family could read and write except for Mary (84), Owen (4) and Lizzie. They could not read. Ellie could read only. Owen (49) and Mary (84) spoke Irish and English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses. Owen Kerns owned the land the house was situated on.

Edward Kerns (60) was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He was married to Kate (50). There was no occupation recorded for Kate. Their nephew Bernard Daly (10) was a scholar. He could read and write. Edward and Kate could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses. Edward Kerns owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kelly (42) was a farmer. He was married to Julia (37). She was recorded as a farmer. They had 4 children. Malachy (6), Michael (5), and Mary Anne (3) were scholars. Helena was 1 years old. Michael’s mother Ellen (64) was a widow. She spoke Irish and English. She was recorded as a farmer’s mother. Michael (42) and Julia could read and write. Ellen and Malachy could read. Michael (5), Mary Anne and Helena could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. Michael Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Patk Byrns (48) was a farmer. He was married to Bridget (40). There was no occupation recorded for Bridget. They had 5 children. John (14) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Mary (10), Ellen (8) and Delia (4) were scholars. Margaret was 1 year old. All of the family could read and write except for Ellen, Delia and Margaret. Ellen could read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 2 outhouses. Patk Byrns owned the land the house was situated on.

Bridget Loughlin (80) was a widow. She was a farmer. She spoke Irish and English. She could read. Listed were her son Michael, her daughter Mary and her grandson John Cogivan. Michael (38) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Mary (36) was recorded as a dressmaker. John Cogivan (18) was a scholar. All 3 were unmarried. They could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. Bridget Loughlin owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Broderick (63) was a widower. He was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He could not read. Listed were his unmarried son Michael, his married son Patrick and his daughter in law Celia. Michael (18) and Patrick (31) were recorded as farmer’s sons. There was no occupation recorded for Celia (30). Michael (63) had 3 grandchildren. Mary Ellen (5) and Delia (4) were scholars. Martin was 7 months old. Patrick, Celia and Michael (18) could read and write. Mary Ellen could only read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses. Michael Broderick owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Byrne (72) was a farmer. He was married to Bridget (74). She was recorded as a farmer. They had 1 son. Michael (32) was recorded as a farmer’s son. The entire family spoke Irish and English. Michael and his son could read and write. Bridget could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 2 outhouses. Michael Byrne owned the land the house was situated on.

James Nevin (67) was a farmer. He was married to Margaret (51). She was recorded as a farmer’s wife. They had 6 unmarried children. James (24) and Martin (17) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Anne (20) and Ellen (15) were recorded as farmer’s daughters. Thomas (13) and Laurence (9) were scholars. The entire family could read and write. James (67) and Margaret spoke Irish and English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. James Nevin owned the land the house was situated on.

James Byrnes (70) was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He was married to Mary (51). There was no occupation recorded for Mary. They had 5 unmarried children. Darby (26) and Patrick (18) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Katie (20) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. James (12) and John (10) were scholars. All the family could read and write except for John. He could read only. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses. James Byrnes owned the land the house was situated on.

Edward Kearns (36) was a farmer. He was married to Bridget (34). She was recorded as a farmer’s wife. They had 5 children. Mary Anne (9), Ellen (7) and Kate (5) were scholars. Patrick was 3 years old. Thomas was 3 months old. Edward, Bridget and Mary Anne could read and write. Ellen and Kate could read only. Patrick could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 2 outhouses. Edward Kearns owned the land the house was situated on.

John Kelly (70) was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He was married to Catherine (50). There was no occupation recorded for Catherine. They had 5 unmarried children. Patrick (24), Peter (20) and Thomas (18) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Teresa (25) and Bridget (22) were recorded as farmer’s daughters. All the family could read and write except for Catherine. She could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses. John Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Patt Whelan (60) was a farmer. He was married to Mary (44). There was no occupation recorded for Mary. They had 8 unmarried children. Thomas (27) and John (21) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Mary (22) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Owen (18), Annie (16), Patrick (14), Margaret (11) and Bridget (10) were scholars. All the family could read and write except for Patt. He could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 6 outhouses. Patt Whelan owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kelly (40) was a farmer. He was married to Mary (26). She was recorded as a farmer’s wife. They had 3 children. Kate (4) and Patrick (3) were scholars. Mary Ellen was 1 year old. Michael and Mary could read and write. Kate, Patrick and Mary Ellen could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses. Michael Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Byrns (70) was a widow. She was a farmer. She spoke Irish and English. She had 3 unmarried children and 1 granddaughter. John (40) and James (27) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Margaret (24) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. May Donohue (3) was a scholar. She could not read. John, James and Margaret could read and write. Mary could read only. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses. Mary Byrne owned the land the house was situated on.

Census 1911

There were 18 houses in Ballylouge in 1911. There were 93 residents in total: 47 were male and 46 were female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The heads of the households were: John Kelly, Patrick Connolly, James Whelan, Owen Kearns, Edward Kearns, Michael Kelly, Patrick Byrns, Michael Loughlin, Mary Byrns, James Nevin, Michael Kerans, Michael Burns, Patrick Broderick, Edward Kerns, Catherine Kelly, Mary Whelan, Michael Kelly and Mary Byrns. The census taken on the 3^rd of April 1901 showed that the houses were built as private dwellings. The roofs were made of perishable material. The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete except for Mary Byrns (75) house walls. They were built with perishable material.

John Kelly (50) was a farmer. He was single. His nephew John Kelly (11) was a scholar. Patrick Coleman (15) was single. He was recorded as a farm servant. All 3 could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed. John Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Connolly (72) was a widower. He was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. Listed were his son John and daughter in law Mary. John (20) was recorded as a farmer’s son. There was no occupation recorded for Mary (19). All 3 occupants could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed. Patrick Connolly owned the land the house was situated on.

James Whelan (61) was a farmer. He was married for 30 years to Mary (58). There was no occupation recorded for Mary. They had 9 children with 7 living in 1911. Bridget (29) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Patrick (27), Thomas (25), Joseph (19) and Michael (17) were recorded as farmer’s sons. All 5 were single. Kate (15) and Agnes (13) were scholars. The entire family could read, write and spoke English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery and 1 barn. James Whelan owned the land the house was situated on.

Owen Kearns (59) was a farmer. He was married for 26 years to Ellen (48). There was no occupation recorded for Ellen. They had 8 children with 7 living in 1911. Listed were their 5 children. Thomas (25) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Annie (18) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. They were both single. Owen (13) and Lizzie (11) were scholars. Patrick was 6 years old. He could not read. The rest of the family could read, write and spoke English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 barn and 1 shed. Owen Kearns owned the land the house was situated on.

Edward Kearns (68) was a farmer. He was married for 25 years to Kate (67). There was no occupation recorded for Kate. They spoke Irish and English. Their nephew Bernard Daly (20) was recorded as a farm servant. He could read and write. Kate could read only. Edward could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows, 1 cow house and 1 barn. Edward Kearns owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kelly (57) was a farmer. He was married for 15 years to Mary (36). There was no occupation recorded for Mary. They had 8 children with 8 living in 1911. Listed were 7 children. Kate (14), Patrick (13), Mary E (11) and Thomas (7) were scholars. Margaret was 5 years old. Martin was 2 years old and John was 1 month old. They could not read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 barn. Michael Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Byrns (68) was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He was married for 27 years to Bridget (52). There was no occupation recorded for Bridget. They had 7 children with 6 living in 1911. Listed were 5 children. John (25) was recorded as a farmer’s son. He was single. There was no occupation recorded for Ellen (16). Delia (14), Margaret (11) and Norah (7) were scholars. The entire family could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed. Patrick Byrns owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Loughlin (49) was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He was married for 6 years to Kate (38). There was no occupation recorded for Kate. Patrick Hynes (20) was single. He was recorded as a farm servant. He could not read. Michael and Kate could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed. Michael Loughlin owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Byrns (70) was a widow. She was a farmer. Her son Darby (35) was recorded as a farmer’s son. He could read and write. Mary could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows, 1 stable and 1 cow house. Mary Byrns owned the land the house was situated on.

James Nevin (80) was a farmer. He was married for 35 years to Margaret (67). There was no occupation recorded for Margaret. They had 9 children with 8 living in 1911. Listed were their 2 sons and granddaughter. James (34) and Thomas (27) were recorded as farmer’s sons. They were both single. Granddaughter Agnes Whelan (9) was a scholar. The entire family could read, write and spoke English. James (80) also spoke Irish. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 barn. James Nevin owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kerans (66) was a widower. He was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. Listed were his son, daughter in law and 2 grandchildren. Patrick (32) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Anne (28) had no occupation recorded for her. John was 1 year old. Mary was 1 month old. The 3 adults could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed. Michael Kerans owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Burns (45) was a farmer. He was married for 4 years to Mary (30). There was no occupation recorded for Mary. They had no children recorded in 1911. They could read, write and spoke English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 shed. Michael Burns owned the land the house was situated on.

Pat Broderick (43) was a farmer. He was married for 16 years to Celia (43). There was no occupation recorded for Celia. They had 5 children with 3 living in 1911. Mary Ellen (15) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Delia (14) and Martin (10) were scholars. The entire family could read, write and spoke English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 shed. Patrick Broderick owned the land the house was situated on.

Edward Kearns (54) was a farmer. He was married for 19 years to Bridget (49). There was no occupation recorded for Bridget. They had 8 children with 7 living in 1911. Listed were 6 children. Ellie (17) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Kate (15), Pat (13), Thomas (10), Bridget (8) and Margaret Mary (6) were scholars. The entire family could read, write and spoke English. Edward and Bridget also spoke Irish. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 shed. Edward Kearns owned the land the house was situated on.

Catherine Kelly (72) was a widow. She was a farmer. She had 2 unmarried children. Patrick (35) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Katie (23) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. The entire family could read, write and spoke English. Catherine also spoke Irish. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed. Catherine Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Whelan (65) was a widow. She was a farmer. Her son Owen (27) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Her daughters Margaret (22) and Bridget (20) had no occupations recorded for them. All 3 were single. Grandson Thomas Molloy was 2 years old. Visitor Patrick Cunniff (20) was single. He was recorded as an agricultural labourer. The entire household could read and write except for Thomas. He could not read. Mary, Margaret and Bridget spoke Irish and English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 6 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 2 sheds. Mary Whelan owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Kelly (55) was a farmer. He was married for 20 years to Julia (48). There was no occupation recorded for Julia. They had 8 children with 7 living in 1911. Listed were 6 children. Malachy (16) and Michael (15) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Mary Anne (14), Helena (11) and Julia (7) were scholars. Margaret Mary was 2 years old. The entire family could read, write and spoke English. Mary Anne and Helena also spoke Irish. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 piggery and 1 shed. Michael Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Byrns (75) was a widow. She was a farmer. Listed were her married son John and her daughter in law Maria. John (54) was recorded as a farmer’s son. There was no occupation recorded for Maria (46). They were married for 9 years. They had 2 children with 1 living in 1911. Michael Joe (6) was a scholar. Their niece Mary Donohue (13) was a scholar. All the family could read and write except for Michael Joe. He could not read. All the family spoke English with Mary Byrns also speaking Irish. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows, and 1 stable and 1 cow house. Mary Byrns owned the land the house was situated on.