Kilcornan / Cill Chornáin
Proprietor Thomas Redington, Esq. who occupies the whole townland forming his Demesne. There is a neat family mansion here called Kilcornan House, the residence of the proprietor. There is a considerable part of this townland under plantation and ornamental ground in the South part, there are about 130 acres of underwood. The grounds of the Demesne are very well laid out, and the mansion house pleasantly situated. Cleran River, which runs through the townland, rises a little west of the house. The central of the townland is an old church in ruins. There are 6 quarters of Kilcornan – namely Garryduff, Fanogmore, Gortardout, FTrmonree, Moneylecal and Knockangarranbane.
No information was provided at the time of access (15/05/2025)
According to Griffith’s Valuation the area of the townland Kilcornan is 814 acres, 2 roods and 20 perches. The valuation of the land was £402-0-0 and the valuation of the buildings was £100-0-0 giving a total valuation of £502-0-0. Sir Thomas N. Reddington owned all 814 acres, 2 roods, and 20 perches. It consisted of houses, offices, gate-lodge and land (part plantation).
In 1901, the townland of Kilcornan consisted of 3 households. The total population was 18 inhabitants, 5 males and 13 females. Houses were made of stone, brick, or concrete. The houses’ roofs were made of slate, iron or tiles. 1 of the houses was 1st class and the rest were 2nd class. The houses were built as private dwellings. The heads of the households were Anne Reddington, Bridget White, and William Corcoran.
Anne Reddington (56) was a landowner. She lived with her sisters, Mary Reddington (51) and Matilda Reddington (50) and 5 servants, Mary Weldon (55), Kate Murray (31), Cattie Corless (28), Anne Murphy (25), and Patrick Moloney (26). Anne and Cattie were born in Galway. Mary and Matilda were born in Dublin. Mary Weldon was born in Meath, Kate Murray was born in Waterford, Anne Murphy was born in Queen’s County, and Patrick Moloney was born in Clare. There was no information on what languages were spoken in the household. They could all read and write and identified as Catholic. The Reddington family lived in a 1st class house with 30 rooms and 14 front facing windows. The land was situated on Anne Reddington’s land. The property consisted of 2 stables, 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 Dairy, 4 Piggeries, 1 fowl house, 1 boiling house, 1 barn, 1 turf house, 1 potato house, 2 workshops, 1 shed, 3 stores, 1 forge, and 1 other outhouse.
Bridget White (50) lived with her son, Thomas White (19). Thomas was an agricultural labourer. They spoke Irish and English. Thomas could read. They identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. The White family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on Anne Reddington’s land.
William Corcoran (49) was a steward and farmer, married to Mary Corcoran (44). He lived with his 6 children, John Corcoran (21), Minnie Corcoran (19), Willie Corcoran (15), Katie Corcoran (13), Delia Corcoran (7), and Laurie Corcoran (3). John was a farmer’s son and Willie, Katie, Delia, and Laurie were scholars. William, Mary, John, Minnie, and Willie could speak Irish and English. They could all read and write, except for Laurie. They all identified as Catholic and were born in Galway. The Corocran family lived in a 2nd class house with 7 rooms and 6 front facing windows. The land was situated on Anne Reddington’s land.
In 1911, the townland of Kilcornan consisted of 4 households. The total population was 25 inhabitants, 11 males and 14 females. Houses were made of stone, brick, or concrete. The houses’ roofs were made of slate, iron or tiles. 1 of the houses was 1st class and the rest were 2nd class. The houses were built as private dwellings. The heads of the households were Anne Reddington, William Corcoran, Thomas White, and William Bourke.
Anne Reddington (66) was a landowner. She lived with her sister Mary Reddington (61), Grand Niece Maureen Wilson Lynch (5), and 5 servants, May Hughes (25), Eliza Doran (56), Hannah Murphy (24), Kate Redmond (45), and May Byrne (19). They could all read and write except for Maureen. There was no information available on the languages spoken by the household. Anne and Maureen were born in Galway, Mary was born in Dublin, May was born in Wexford, Eliza was born in Queens County, Hannah was born in Clare, Kate was born in Wicklow, and May was born in Kilkenny. The Reddington family lived in a 1st class house with 46 rooms and 18 front facing windows. The land was situated on Anne Reddington’s land. The property consisted of 2 stables, 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 Dairy, 5 Piggeries, 1 fowl house, 1 boiling house, 1 barn, 1 turf house, 1 potato house, 1 workshop, 1 shed, 2 stores, and 1 forge.
William Corcoran (60) was a farmer, married to Mary Corcoran (58). They were married 32 years and had 8 children, and 7 were still living. He lived with 4 of his children, John Corcoran (31), Thomas Corcoran (26), Katie Corcoran (20), and Janie Corcoran (13). Janie was a scholar. They could all read and write. William and Mary could speak Irish and English and the children could only speak English. They all identified as Roman Catholic and were born in Galway. The Corcoran family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 front facing windows and 6 rooms. The land was situated on Anne Reddington’s land. The property consisted of 1 fowl house.
Thomas White (30) was a general labourer, married to Anne White (35). They were married 10 years and had 3 children, and 2 were still living. He lived with his 2 sons Joseph White (6) and Thomas White (3). Joseph was a scholar. Thomas (30) could speak Irish and English and there was no information on what languages the rest of the family spoke. Thomas, Anne, and Thomas could read and write. They all identified as Roman Catholic and were all born in Galway except for Anne who was born in Queen’s County. The White family lived in a 2ndclass house with4 rooms and 4 front facing windows. The land was situated on Anne Reddington’s land. The property consisted of 1 fowl house and 1 turf house.
William Bourke (57) was a pensioner RIC married to Catherine Bourke (53). They were married 27 years and had 10 children, and 8 were still living. He lived with 4 of his children, John J Bourke (21), Kate Bourke (16), Edward Bourke (17), and Frank Bourke (12). There was also one boarder, Rudolph Edward (8). John J was a farm keeper, Kate and Rudolph were scholars, and Edward was a butler. William could read and write and Rudolph could read; there was no information on the rest of the family. There was no information available on the languages spoken by the household. William was born in Carlow, Catherine was born in Waterford, John J was born in Kilkenny. The Bourke family lived in a 2nd class house with 6 rooms and 3 front facing windows. The land was situated on Anne Reddington’s land. The property consisted of 1 fowl house and 1 turf house.
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