Newtown Glynn

Situation: The standard name for the townland was Newtown Glynn. It was in the centre of the parish.

Description:

O’Donovon Field Name Book: the proprietor was Lord Gort of Loughcooter Castle with James Slater being the agent.  The yearly rent was 1 pound per acre. The size of the farms was 3 to 5 acres with rocky and sandy soil. The usual crops were Wheat, Oats and potatoes.

Down Survey: The name of the townland on the survey was Killmacouth. The owner in 1641 and 70 was the bishop of Clonfert who was protestant.

Griffith Valuation:

Map reference one was James Lahiff who owned land. This was 54 acres, 1 rood and 2 perches which was worth 24 pounds.

Map reference two was John Connor who had a house, office and land which was 26 acres, 1 rood and 2 perches. This was worth 14 pounds and 10 shillings. The landowner was James Lahiff

Map reference three was Roger Mullins who had land that was 7 acres,1 rood and 17 perches which was worth 2 pounds.

Map reference four was Roger and John Mullins who had land that was 1 rood and was worth 2 shillings.

Map reference five was John Mullins who had land and a body of water that was 5 acres, 2 roods and 28 perches. This was worth 2 shillings.

1901 census

There was only one household in 1901 with five people, all of whom were roman catholic and born in Galway unless stated otherwise. The house had stone or brick walls with thatch or wood rooves with two to four rooms.

The head of family of house one was Luke Connors who was a farmer who lived with his wife Ellen (42) and lived with their children. Their daughter Mary (19), Delia (14) and son John (16). All of them except Delia worked on the farm. They could all read and write and spoke Irish and English. They had two stables, a piggery and a barn.

1911 census

in 1911 there was only one household with three peoples and with the same properties as 1901.

The head of family of house one was John Connors (28) who was a farmer that lived with his father Luke (70) and wife Minnie (25) all of whom worked on the farm, Minnie also being born in county Clare. They could all read and write and speak Irish and English except Minnie who spoke only English. They had a stable, cow house, calf house, piggery, fowl house and a barn.