aill: cliff
dún: fort
Doonally West is located in the western region of Kilthomas in the barony of Loughrea.
O’Donovan’s Field Name Books reported Dunally as another spelling used. The land in Doonally West was described as good arable tillage. There is a village in the eastern part of the townland. Mr. McNavan was listed as the proprietor with a rent of £1. 6 shilling per acre and the county cess or tax was 1 shilling 2 pence.
The Down Survey Map listed Richard McEdmund McOwny O’Ffahy (Catholic), as the landowner in 1641 (pre-Cromwell) and Duke of York (Protestant) in1670 (post Cromwell). There were 334 plantation acres of profitable and forfeited land and 734 plantation acres of unprofitable land.
According to this source, James Galbraith owned all the land, with the exception of one holding, a vacant holding of a house and office owned by Laurence Fahy, worth £0-15-0. The following tenants leased only land: Patrick Fitzpatrick’s holding (17 acres, 1 rood, 31 perches) was worth £9-10-0. Thomas Lyons’s land (1-3-0) was worth £1-5-0, and Laurence Fahy’s land (19-2-30) was worth £10-0-0. Thomas Madden leased land (21-2-7) for £10-0-0. Anne Lally leased a house and land (1-0-12) for £0-15-0. John Murray leased a house, offices, and land (4-1-38) for £2-5-0. Patrick Fahy leased the same holding (12-0-37) for £8-0-0. William Donohue also leased the same holding (8-0-26) for £4-15-0. Laurence O’Donnell leased 2 holdings, a house, offices, land (8-1-17) and and (4-3-3) for £6-10-0. John Burke leased 3 holdings, land (3-1-0), land (0-2-2), and a house, office, garden (0-0-24) for £2-7-0. Jeremiah Fahy leased 2 holdings, land (1-2-20) and a house and garden (0-1-0) for £1-0-0. Martin Fahy, Ml. O’Shaughnessy, and Mary Fahy leased land (8-1-6). Martin paid £3-0-0, O’Shaughnessy paid £2-0-0, and Mary paid £1-0-0.
The total annual valuation of rateable property paid in Doonally West overall was £63-2-0 for 113 acres, 2 roods, and 13 perches of house, offices, and land.
Doonally West in 1901 had a population of 29, 18 males and 11 females. All occupants were Roman Catholic and born in County Galway, unless specified otherwise. The houses were built as private dwellings. The roofs were made of wood, thatch, or other perishable material. The walls were made of stone, brick, or concrete.
Mary Connors (45) was a farmer and widower. She lived with her children, Bridget (15), John (13), Mary (11), Annie (9), and Patrick (7). Mary, Annie and Patrick were scholars, Bridget and John were farmer’s daughters/ sons. All Connors could read and write, with the exception of Mary and Patrick who could only read. Only Mary had Irish and English listed.The family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. They had a cow house, a piggery, and a barn. Mary owned the land on which her house was situated.
John Fahey (50) was a farmer living with his wife Kate Fahey (38) who was from County Clare. The couple lived with their 10 children and John’s widowed mother, Mary Fahey (78), a farmer’s wife and his brother, Timothy Fahey (32), a farmer. The children were Pat (15), Michael (14), Mary (13), Timothy (12), John (11), Thomas (10), Kate (8), Lizzie (5), Martin (3), Laurence (1). All children were scholars, with the exception of Martin and Laurence. All could read and write except Kate (8), Lizzie, Martin, and Laurence. Irish and English were listed for everyone except Thomas, Kate, Lizzie, Martin, and Laurence only spoke English. The family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. On their land was a stable, a cow house, a piggery, and a barn. John Fahy owned the land.
Martin Slattery (40) was a farmer who lived with his wife Bridget Slattery (35) and their unmarried children: Michael (17), John (12), Peter (10), Bridget (9), Patrick (8), Edward (6), and Thomas (5). All of the children were scholars except Michael, who was a farmer’s son. All could read and write except Peter, Bridget (9), and Patrick could only read. Edward and Thomas could not. All family members spoke English, except the parents also spoke Irish. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. They had a cow house, a piggery, and a barn. Martin was the landowner.
This source reported a population of 27 people, 12 males and 15 females in 1911. All occupants were Roman Catholic and born in County Galway, unless specified otherwise. There were 4 households, the houses were built as private dwellings. The roofs were made of wood, thatch, or other perishable material. The walls were made of stone, brick, or concrete.
John Fahy (59) was a farmer living with his wife of 24 years, Kate Fahey (50) who was from County Clare. They had 13 children, 11 were still living as of 1911. The couple lived with their children: Michael (22), Mary (21), Tim (19), John (18), Tom (17), Lizzie (14), Martin (13), Laurence (11), and Julia (8). All children were scholars, with the exception of Michael, Mary, John and Tom who were farmer’s sons/ daughters. Tim was listed as an apprentice carpenter. Everyone could read and write. Irish and English were listed for everyone except Julia and Laurence only spoke English. The family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. On their land was a stable, a cow house, a piggery, and a barn. John Fahy owned the land. The Fahy family lived in a 2nd class, 4 room house with 3 front windows. They had a stable, a cow house, a calf house, a piggery, and a barn. John owned the land.
Margaret Kerins (45) was a farmer and a widower. She lived with her children: Martin (22), Mary (20), Delia (19), Maggie (12), Annie (11), and Lizzie (10). The children were scholars, except Martin, Mary, and Delia were farmer’s daughters/ sons. All of the Kerins could read, write, and speak English. Maggie, Annie, and Lizzie could also speak Irish. The family resided in a 2nd class, 5 room house with 3 front windows. On Margaret’s land were 2 stables, 2 cow houses, 1 piggery, 1 barn, and 1 shed.Margaret owned the land.
Bridget O’Donnell (60) was a widowed farmer living with her 2 unmarried children, Mary O’Donnell (25) and Patrick O’Donnell (24). They were recorded as farmer’s sons/ daughters. Only Mary and Patrickcould read and write. All 3 spoke Irish and English. The O’Donnells resided in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. They owned a stable, a cow house, and a piggery. Bridget owned the land.
Martin Slattery (57) was a farmer who lived with his wife of 35 years, Bridget Slattery (59) and their unmarried children: Bridget (18), Edward (14), Mary, (9) and Thomas (13). As of 1911, 8 of their 9 children were still living. All of the children were scholars except Bridget, who was a farmer’s daughter. All could read and write. Edward and Thomas could not. All family members spoke English, except the parents also spoke Irish. They lived in a 2nd class house with 2 rooms and 3 front windows. They had a stable, a cow house, a piggery, a shed, and a barn. Martin was the landowner.
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