Coothagh, Templetogher

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The townland of Coothagh is located within the barony of Ballymoe,  civil parish of Templetogher in County Galway. Its name in Irish is Cútach. O’Donovan’s Field Names Books state “There is a portion of bog in the S.E. corner and a Turlough at the North boundary. The remainder of this townland is tillage and pasture. Coothagh is situated 1/2 miles West of middle Cloonmaghlaura village in the townland of Cloonmaghlaura.”. The geographic centrepoint for Coothagh is 53.6624, -8.64986.

1856 Griffith’s Valuation

There are 5 entries for this townland. The Immediate Lessor for every listing is William Roe. The townland is 95 acres, 1 rood and 30 perches in size. The land has a total value of £20 and 10s, while the buildings were valued at an additional £2.View the original documentation here.

Entry 1 was occupied by Thomas Mylott [sic]. He rented a house and land. The land was  15 acres, 1 rood and 32 perches in size and was valued at £6. The buildings were valued at a further 10s.

Entry 2 was occupied by Edmund Mullarky, renting a house and land of size 8 acres, 2 roods and 30 perches. The land was valued at £3 and 10s and the buildings at 5s.

Entry 3 was occupied by Martin Knight (A) and Thomas Knight (B). They rented land sized at 21, 2 and 20 perches, and each person’s land holdings were valued at £4 and 10s. Martin (A) rented a house, office and land. The buildings in section A were valued at 15s, equating to £5 and 5s. Thomas (B) rented a house and land, with the buildings valued at 10s, equating to a total value of £5. In total, the property was valued at £10 and 5s.

Entry 4 had four listed occupiers. They held the land in commonage. Thomas Mylott [sic], Edmund Mullarky, Martin Knight and Thomas Knight rented land of size 33 acres, 3 roods and 30 perches. Thomas Mylott’s section was valued at 12s, Edmund Mullarky’s at 9s, Martin Knight’s at 10s and Thomas Knight’s at 9s.

Entry 5 has no occupier or lessor. It is listed as a body of water, size of 15 acres, 3 roods and 8 perches. There is no given monetary value.

1901 Census

There are 3 households recorded within the townland in 1901. According to the enumerator’s abstract, there were 9 males and 12 females. All occupants were Catholic. Browse the census here.

Household 1

Martin Knight (40) was listed as the head of household. He was listed as a married farmer and could read. He could speak both Irish and English. His wife Jane (35) was listed as married, could read, and could speak both Irish and English. They had six children listed in the household: Mary Knight (14), listed as a single Scholar, could not read, and could speak both Irish and English. Thomas Knight (13), listed as a single Scholar, could not read, and could speak English only. Bridget Knight (2), listed as a single Scholar, could not read, and could speak English only. James Knight (9 months), listed as a single son, could not read, and could speak English only. Catherine Knight (7), listed as a single daughter, could not read or write, and could speak English only. She was born in County Galway. John Knight (5), listed as a single son, could not read or write, and could speak English only. Jane Knight (3), listed as a daughter and could not read and could speak English only.

Also listed in the household were Martin’s parents. Thomas Knight (75), listed as a married farmer, could not read, and could speak both Irish and English. Catherine Knight (80), listed as a married [illegible] Nurse, could not read or write, and could speak Irish only. All members of the household were Roman Catholic.

Form B1 states that they lived in a 2^nd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made out of thatch, wood or another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms in the house, with 3 windows at the front of the building. Form B2 states that there were 4 outhouses, a stable, a cowhouse, piggery and barn.

Household 2

Michael Boyle (70) was listed as the head of household. He was a married farmer and could not read or write. His wife Ellen (60) had no occupation listed and could not read or write. They lived with their son Thomas (20) and daughter Ellen (18). They were listed as Farmer’s son and Farmer’s daughter, respectively. Both were unmarried and could read and write. All were listed as Catholic, from Galway and could speak Irish and English.

Form B1 states that they lived in a 2^nd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made out of thatch, wood or another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms in the house, with 3 windows at the front of the building. Form B2 states that there were 3 outhouses, a cowhouse, piggery and barn.

Household 3

Thomas Myllote [sic] (81) was listed as the head of household. He was listed as a widowed farmer and could read only. He could speak both Irish and English. He had one son and his family listed in the household. Patrick Myllote (46), listed as a married farmer, could read and write, and could speak both Irish and English. Catherine Myllote (38), listed as a married Farmer’s Wife, could read and write, and could speak both Irish and English. They had three children listed in the household: Catherine Myllote (7), listed as a single granddaughter and Scholar, could not read.  Norah Myllote (5), listed as a single granddaughter and Scholar, could not read. Mary Myllote (8), listed as a single granddaughter and Scholar, could not read. All members of the household were Roman Catholic and born in Co. Galway.

Form B1 states that they lived in a 2^nd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made out of thatch, wood or another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms in the house, with 3 windows at the front of the building. Form B2 states that there were 3 outhouses, a cowhouse, piggery and barn.

1911 Census

Listed as Cootagh in the 1911 census. According to the Enumerator’s abstract, there were 3 males and 4 females across just 2 households. All individuals were listed as Catholic.

Household 1

The head of household was listed as Martin Knight (60). He was listed as a married farmer and could read and write. He could speak both Irish and English. His wife Jane (53) was listed as married housekeeper. She could not read but could speak both Irish and English. They had four children listed in the household: James Knight (19), listed as a single Farmer’s Son, could read and write, and could speak English only. Katie Knight (17), listed as a single Farmer’s Daughter, could read and write in English only. John Knight (15), listed as a single Farmer’s Son and Scholar, could read, and could speak English only. Jane Knight (13), listed as a single Farmer’s Daughter and Scholar, could not read, and could speak English only. All occupants were listed as Catholic and from Galway.

Form B1 states that they lived in a 2^nd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made out of thatch, wood or another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms, with 3 windows at the front. According to Form B2, there was also a cow house and piggery on the property.

Household 2

Kate Mylotte [sic] (50) was listed as the head of household. She was listed as a widow and farmer. She lived with her 3 unmarried daughters. Kate (17) had no listed occupation. Nora (15) and Mary (11) were listed as scholars. All were Catholic, from Galway and could read and write. All but the head of household could speak only English, but all other could speak both Irish and English.

Form B1 states that they lived in a 2^nd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made out of thatch, wood or another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms, with 3 windows at the front. According to Form B2, there was also a cow house and piggery on the property.