Dromore is situated in the western area of Kilthomas in the barony of Kiltartan.
O’Donovan’s Field Name Books listed the following alternative spellings: Drum mór, Drum Mór, and Drummore Hill. Dromore was reported as mainly tillage, containing a Danish fort, an old church with graveyard ruins, a trigl. Station [sic], and a small village with an orchard attached. Additionally, the western half of Lough Coy was a part of Dromore. Mr. Gregory was the proprietor. The county cess or tax was 1 shilling 4 pence.
The Down Survey Map under ‘Dromett’ listed Sir Roger O’Shawnussy [sic] (Catholic), as the landowner in 1641 (pre-Cromwell) and Oliver Martin (Catholic) and Peeter Martin [sic] (Catholic) in1670 (post Cromwell). There were 20 plantation acres of unprofitable land and 320 acres of profitable and forfeited land.
According to this source, William H. Gregory owned all of the land. The following tenants leased holdings of only land: Thomas Fahy’s holding (1 acre, 3 roods, 35 perches) for £1-0-0, Thomas Griffin’s holding (1-1-34) for £0-15-0, James Donnellan (4-0-28) for £1-15-0, Michael Mulkerrin (11-0-25) for £4-5-0, and John Healy (0-1-39) for £2-5-0. The following tenants leased holdings of a house and land: Patrick Connell (22-3-25) for £12-0-0, Patrick Lenihan (6-1-2) for £3-15-0, and Catherine Cahill (1-0-32) for £1-5-0. The following tenants leased holdings of a house, offices, and land: Patrick Farrell (28-2-1) for £15-5-0, John Larkin (35-2-5) for £16-15-0. Michael Cloonan leased a holding of land (4-1-18) and of a house and garden (0-1-20), for £2-15-0. John Quinn leased holdings of land (7-3-9) and of a house and a garden (0-1-5) for £4-10-0. Mark Quinn leased a house for £0-5-0, as well as James Prendergast for the same price. William also owned the graveyard (0 acres, 0 roods, 15 perches).
The total annual valuation of rateable property paid in Dromore overall was £68-5-0 for 144 acres, 1 rood, and 1 perch of house, offices, and land.
Dromore had 42 inhabitants according to the 1901 census, 25 males and 17 females. All occupants were Roman Catholic and born in County Galway, unless specified otherwise. There were 7 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.
Patrick Caufield (62) was a farmer who lived with his wife, Catherine Caufield (60). They lived with their daughter Mary Kelly (34), their son in law Peter Kelly (40), a farmer and their children, James Kelly (2) and Patrick Kelly (9 months). The children were listed as farmer’s sons, and Mary was listed as a farmer’s wife. All of the adults spoke Irish and English. The entire family was unable to read or write, except Mary. The family lived in a 3 bedroom house with 2 front windows. The house was a 3rd class house with a cow house and a piggery. Patrick owned the land on which his house was situated.
Thomas Farrell (61) was a farmer living with his wife, Mary Farrell (58) who was listed as a farmer’s wife. They lived with their unmarried children: Patrick (34), Thomas (30), Ellie (27), Martin (18), Kate (16), and Elizabeth (13). All of the children were listed as farmer’s sons/ daughters, Elizabeth was a scholar. All of the Farrells could read and write and speak English and Irish. Only Kate and Elizabeth had no language listed. Their house had 7 rooms and 6 front windows. The 1st class house also had a stable, a cow house, a calf house, a piggery, a fowl house, a barn, a turf house, a potato house, and a shed. Thomas owned the land.
Bridget Hayes (37) was a farmer and a widower. She lived with her children, Pat (21), Mary (19), and Michael (16). They were listed as farmer’s sons/ daughters. All 4 could read, write and speak English. Bridget and Pat also spoke Irish. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. They had a stable, a cow house, a piggery, and a barn. Bridget was the landowner.
John Larkin (70) was a farmer living with his wife from County Clare, Ellen Larkin (45). They lived with their children: John (22), Pat (20), Owen (20), Bridget (17) , and Michael (15). John, Bridget, and Pat were farmer’s sons/daughters, Ellen was a farmer’s wife. Owen was a carpenter apprentice, and Michael was a scholar. All of the family could read and write. Only John had Irish and English listed. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. They had a stable, a cow house, a piggery, a fowl house, and a barn. John was the landowner.
Michael Larkin (60) was a farmer living with his wife Bridget Larkin (50) and their unmarried children, Thomas (22), Patrick (20), Michael (16), John (9), William (7), Mary (23), Delia (18), and Katie (14). All of the children were listed as farmer’s sons/ daughters. All could read and write, except Michael (60) and Bridget could not, William could only read. Only Michael (60) and Bridget (50) had Irish and English listed. They resided in a 3rd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front windows. On the land was a stable, a cow house, a piggery, and a barn. Michael was the landowner.
Thomas Leary (56) was a farmer living with his wife Bridget Leary (40) and their unmarried daughter Mary (19). Bridget was a farmer’s wife and Mary a farmer’s daughter. Only Mary could read and write. Irish and English were listed for Thomas and Bridget. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. They had a stable, a cow house, a piggery, a fowl house, a shed, and a barn. Thomas was the landowner.
Martin Linnane (47) was a builder who lived with his widowed mother, Mary Linnane (83), a farmer. In the house was also two boarders, Patrick McNamara (41) who was a carpenter, and Michael Ryan (45), who was a stone cutter. All could read and write with the exception of Mary. Only Mary and Martin had Irish and English listed.They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms and 5 front windows. They had a stable, a cow house, a piggery, a fowl house, a barn, and a workshop. Martin was the landowner.
This source noted 19 males and 16 females in 7 households. The total population was 35 individuals. All occupants were Roman Catholic and born in County Galway, unless specified otherwise. There were 7 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.
Martin Linnane (58) was a carpenter farmer and was not married. He lived with a boarder, John Glynn (33). John was a carpenter and was not married. Both could read, write, and speak English. Martin also spoke Irish. They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front windows. There was a stable, a cow house, a barn, and a workshop. Martin owned the land.
Thomas Farrell (72) was a farmer living with his wife of 46 years, Mary Farrell (69). 7 of their 10 children were still alive as of 1911. They lived with their unmarried children: Thomas (41), Martin (28), and Lizzie (23). They also lived with Thomas’s (72) niece, Mary Clair Glynn (9), who was a scholar. The listed occupation for Thomas and Martin was “son.” All of the Farrells and Mary Clair could read, write, and speak English. Thomas (72) and Thomas (41) also spoke Irish. Their house had 7 rooms and 7 front windows. The 1st class house also had a stable, a cow house, a calf house, a dairy, a piggery, a fowl house, and a barn. Thomas owned the land.
Bridget Hayes (45) was a farmer and a widower. She had 3 children, all of which were still living at the time of the census. She lived with her unmarried son who was also a farmer, Michael (25). Both could read, write and speak English. Bridget also spoke Irish. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. They had a cow house and a piggery. Bridget was the landowner.
Patrick Caufield (74) was a farmer who lived with his wife, Catherine Caufield (80). They lived with their daughter Mary Kelly (48), their son in law Peter Kelly (66), a farmer and their children, James Kelly (11), Patrick Kelly (10), Anthony (8), John (4), and Mary Kate (2). The children were listed as scholars, except for John and Mary Kate. All of the adults, and James (11) spoke Irish and English. Patrick (74), Catherine, and Peter could not read. Mary, James, Patrick (10), Anthony, and John could read and write.The family lived in a 3 bedroom house with 2 front windows and a piggery. Patrick owned the land on which his house was situated.
Ellen Larkin (59) was a widowed farmer living with her unmarried children: John (33), Patrick (31), Owen (31), and Bridget (21). John, Bridget, and Patrick were farmers. Owen was a carpenter and joiner. All of the family could read, write, and speak English. They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front windows. They had a stable, a cow house, a piggery, a fowl house, and a barn. Ellen owned the land.
Thomas Leary (65) was a farmer living with his wife of 30 years, Bridget Leary (50). They had 1 child living of the 3 born, as of 1911. They lived with their married daughter, Mary Cahill (27) and her children, Mary Cahill (4) and Delia Cahill (3). Mary was married 5 years and had only 2 children as of 1911. Only Mary (27) could read and write. Thomas, Bridget, and Mary (27) had Irish and English listed. The family resided 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. Thomas was the landowner.
Michael Larkin (76) was a farmer living with his wife Briget Larkin (66) and their unmarried children, Thomas (30), John (22), Mary (32), and Katie (22). Thomas and John were listed as farmer’s sons. All could read and write, except Michael (76) could only read. Only Michael (76), Thomas (30), and Briget (66) had Irish and English listed. They resided in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front windows. On the land was a stable, a cow house, a calf house, a piggery, a fowl house, and a barn. Michael was the landowner.
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