Carrownderry, Kilcroan (Templetogher)

Carrownderry, Kilcroan (Templetogher), March 3, 2026

Gavin O'Toole

Carrownderry, Kilcroan (Templetogher), March 3, 2026

Gavin O'Toole

Carrownderry, Kilcroan (Templetogher), March 3, 2026

Gavin O'Toole

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The townland of Carrownderry is located within the DED of Kilcroan, barony of Ballymoe, county Galway. Its name in Irish is Ceathrú doire, meaning the oakwood quarterland. The oldest recorded reference to this townland is in 1586, referring to “Carrowder”. There was a total of 11 different variations of this townland’s name.

O’Donovans Field Name Documents state “There is a portion of bog in the West portion of this townland and a [Unable to read.] on the S.W. boundary called John Noone’s Lough. A portion of it belongs to this townland. There is a large Danish Fort about 5 1/2 chains N. of the South boundary. The road from Dunmore to Ballymoe from which another branches off to Castlerea passes through the East end of the townland. The remainder of the townland is tillage and pasture. Carrowanderra is situated about 50 chains N.W. of a junction of 4 roads, in the townland of Kilnalag.”. Its geographic centrepoint is 53.6833, -8.57217.

1856 Griffith’s Valuation

There are a total of 21 entries for this townland across its 272 acres, 2 roods and 32 perches. The total value of the land was £74 and 8s. The total value of the buildings was £10. The overall townland was valued at of £83 and 18s, according to page 2 of the Griffith’s Valuation. John Guilfoyle [sic] was listed as the immediate lessor for entries 16 and 17. William McDermott was listed as the immediate lessor for all other entries. View the original document here.

Entry 1 states that the occupier was William McDermott, holding his property in fee (as freeholder). It was described as a bog, sized at 92 acres, 1 rood and 11 perches, valued at £1.

Entry 2 states that the occupier was John Blighe, with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. The tenement was described as a house and land, sized at 17 acres and 2 roods. The land was valued at £6 10s and the buildings were valued at 10s. The total value for this entry was £7.

Entries 3, 4A and 4B state that the occupier was Michael Blighe, with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. Section 3 was land sized at 1 acre, 1 rood and 27 perches, valued at 15s. Section 4A was a house and land sized at 14 acres, 1 rood and 21 perches, with land valued at £5 15s and buildings valued at 10s. Section 4B was land sized at 2 acres, 3 roods and 26 perches, valued at £1 10s. The total value for this entry was £8 and 10s.

Entry 5 states that the occupier was John Blighe, with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. The tenement was described as a house and land, sized at 1 acre and 35 perches. The land was valued at 15s. The buildings were valued at and additional 5s. The total value for this entry was £1s.

Entry 6 states that the occupier was John Gunning, with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. The tenement was described as a herd’s house and land, sized at 41 acres and 35 perches. The land was valued at £14 and 5s and the buildings were valued at 15s. The total value for this entry was £15.

Entry 7 states that the occupier was Michael Donnelly, with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. The tenement was described as a house and land, sized at 3 acres and 26 perches. The land was valued at £1 10s and the buildings were valued at 10s. The total value for this entry was £2.

Entries 8 and 9 state list the occupier as Michael Connerton [sic], with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. Section 8 was land sized at 2 roods and 23 perches, valued at 5s. Section 9 was a house, office and land sized at 16 acres, 2 roods and 31 perches, with land valued at £8 and buildings valued at 15s. The total value for this entry was £9.

Entry 10 states that the occupier was Dominick Blighe, with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. The tenement was described as a house, office and land, sized at 13 acres, 1 rood and 16 perches. The land was valued at £7 and 5s. The buildings were valued at 15s. The total value for this entry was £8s.

Entry 11 states that the occupiers were Dominick Blighe and Michael Connerton, with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. Dominick Blighe held land sized at 5 acres, 1 rood and 20 perches, valued at 15s. Michael Connerton held land valued at 7s. The total values for these entries were 15s and 7s respectively.

Entry 12 states that the occupier was Patrick Diffily [sic], with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. The tenement was described as a house and land, sized at 14 acres and 13 perches. The land was valued at £6 10s and the buildings were valued at 15s. The total value for this entry was £7 and 5s.

Entry 13 states that the occupier was Michael Brien, with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. Section 9b was land sized at 2 roods and 3 perches and valued at 5s. The second section was a house, office and garden sized at 2 roods and 10 perches, with land valued at 5s and buildings valued at 5s. The total value for this entry was 15s.

Entry 14 lists the occupier as Michael Burke, with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. The holding included a house, office and land sized at 30 acres, 3 roods and 9 perches, with land valued at £10 and buildings valued at 15s. The total value for this entry was £10 15s. A further sub-entry listed land valued at £1 and 10s.

Entry 15 states that the occupier was William McDermott, holding his property in fee (as freeholder). His holdings included a plantation of 1 acre and 15 perches valued at 5s, plus a cottier’s house and land sized at 12 perches. The land was valued at 1s and buildings valued at 10s. The total value for this entry was 16s.

Entry 16 states that the occupier was William Henican. The immediate lessor was John Guilfoyle. He rented a house, office and land, sized at 2 roods and 2 perches. The land was valued at 5s and the buildings were valued at 15s. The total value for this entry was £1.

Entry 17 states that the occupier was Patrick Cunniffe, with the immediate lessor being William McDermott. He rented a house, office and land, sized at 2 roods and 20 perches. The land was valued at 10s and the buildings valued at £1. The total value for this entry was £1 and 10s.

Entry 18 states that the occupier was John Connors. The immediate lessor being John Guilfoyle. John rented a house and land. The land was sized at 1 rood and 31 perches. The land was valued at 5s and the buildings were valued at 10s. The total value for this entry was 15s.

Entry 19 states that the occupier was John Guilfoyle. He rented land sized at 8 acres, 1 rood and 20 perches that was valued at £4 10s.

Entry 20 lists both the occupier and immediate lessor as William McDermott, as he held his property in fee. The property was listed as a Plantation of size of 2 roods and 33 perches, valued at 10s in total.

Entry 21 states that the occupier was Michael Mulrey. He rented a house, office and land, sized at 4 acres, 2 roods and 33 perches. The land was valued at £2 10s and the buildings were valued at £1 10s. The total value for this entry was £4.

1901 Census

The Enumerator’s Abstract states that there are 19 males and 25 females across the 16 households in the townland, for a total of 44 people. All of them were listed as Catholic. Many of the household Form A census documents are listed as stained.

Household 1

John Flanagan (60) was head of household. He was listed as a widowed farmer and could read and write. He could speak English only. He lived with his two children and a domestic servant. Michael (24) was listed as an unmarried Farmer’s Son. He could read and write. Kate (29) was listed as an unmarried Farmer’s Daughter. She could read and write. Nora Nights [sic] (17), listed as an unmarried Servant and could read. All could speak English only and were listed as Catholic and born in Galway.

According to census Form B1, they lived in a 2^nd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of concrete, brick or stone. The roof was wooden, thatched or made out of another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms in the house and 3 windows at the front. Form B2 states that the property had a stable, cow house, calf house, fowl house and barn, for a total of 5 out-offices.

Household 2

Martin Burke (35) was head of household. He was listed as a married farmer and could read and write. He could speak both Irish and English. His wife Bridget (30) had no listed occupation. She could read and write and could speak both Irish and English. They lived with their two children. Michael (7) was listed as a Scholar. He could read and write. Mary Kate (3) was also listed as a Scholar, though she could not read or write. She could speak English only. All were Catholic and born in Co. Galway.

Household 3

Patrick Blighe (33) was head of household. He was listed as a married farmer and could read and write. He could speak both English and Irish. His wife Maryanne [sic][illegible] (32) was listed as a Housewife. She could read and write and could speak both English and Irish. They lived with their 3 children. Mary Kate (7) was listed as attending school, could read and write and could speak English only. Susanna (4) was also listed as attending school. She could not read or write and could speak English only. Bridget (2) had no occupation listed, could not read or write and could speak English only. All were Catholic and born in Galway.

According to census Form B1, they lived in a 2^nd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of concrete, brick or stone. The roof was wooden, thatched or made out of another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms in the house and 3 windows at the front. Form B2 states that the property had a cow house, piggery and barn, for a total of 3 out-offices.

Household 4

Mary Timothy (60). She was listed as a widow and a Farmer’s Wife. John (26) was listed as an unmarried Farmer’s Son. She lived with her two children. Katherine (20) was listed as an unmarried Farmer’s Daughter. All could read and write and could Irish and English. All were listed as Catholic and from Galway.

Household 5

Mary Blighe (50) was head of household. She was listed as a widowed farmer and could not read or write. She could speak both Irish and English. She lived with her two children. Redmond (26) was listed as an unmarried carpenter, could read and write and could speak both Irish and English. Mary (22) was listed as an unmarried dressmaker. She could read and write and could speak both Irish and English. They lived with a boarder, Frank Kelly (23). He was listed as an unmarried School Teacher. He could read and write and could speak both Irish and English. He was born in Co. Tyrone. All were born in Galway with the exception of Frank Kelly. All were listed as Catholic.

Household 6

John Scally (50) was head of household. He was listed as a married farmer and could read and write. His wife Eleanor (54) had no listed occupation. They lived with their two unmarried daughters. Sarah Anne (20) was listed as a teacher (unemployed). Mary (18) was listed as a Farmer’s Daughter. All could read and write. All could speak both Irish and English. All were listed as Catholic and born in Galway.

According to census Form B1, they lived in a 3^rd class private dwelling the walls were made out of concrete, brick or stone. The roof was wooden, thatched or made out of another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms in the house and 3 windows at the front. Form B2 states that the property had a stable, cow house, piggery and barn for a total of 4 out-offices.

Household 7

Michael Connaughton (50) was head of household. He was listed as a married farmer. He lived with his wife Catherine (38). Both could read and write. Both could speak Irish and English. Both were listed as Catholic and born in Galway.

Household 8

John Carabine [sic] (68) was head of household. He was listed as a married Retired National Teacher and Small Farmer. He could read and write and was born in Sligo. His wife Ellen (65) was listed as a Retired National Teacher and could read and write. She was born in Galway. Both of them could speak Irish and English. They lived with their daughter and her family.

Ellen McDermott (41) was listed as a married Teacher and [illegible]. She could read and write and was born in Co. Galway. Mary E. (13) was listed as a granddaughter and had no listed occupation. She could read and write and was born in Galway. Patrick J. (12) was listed as a grandson and Scholar. He could read and write and was born in Galway. John Joseph (11) was listed as a grandson and Scholar. He could read and write and was born in Galway. Arthur A. (1) was also listed as a grandson and Scholar [sic] that was born in Galway. All were listed as Catholic and all, with the exception of Arthur A., could read and write.

According to census Form B1, they lived in a 2^nd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of concrete, brick or stone. The roof was slate, iron or tile. There were between 2 and 4 rooms in the house and 3 windows at the front. Form B2 states that the property had a stable, coach house, cow house, calf house, piggery, fowl house and barn, for a total of 7 out-offices.

Household 9

Catherine Conerton [sic] (55) was listed as the head of household. She was a widow and housekeeper. She could read only and could speak Irish and English. She lived with her two sons Martin (21) and Patrick (18). Both were unmarried farmers and could read and write.

According to census Form B1, they lived in a 2^nd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of concrete, brick or stone. The roof was wooden, thatched or made out of another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms in the house and 3 windows at the front. Form B2 states that the property had a cow house and piggery, for a total of 2 out-offices.

Household 10

Kate Donnelly (50) was listed as head of family. She was listed as a married Farmer’s Wife. She could not read. She could speak Irish and English and was from Roscommon. She lived with her 3 children, all of whom were from Galway and could read and write. Bridget (21) was listed as an unmarried Farmer’s Daughter and could speak both Irish and English. Ellen (10) and Pat (8) were both listed as scholars. All were documented as Catholic.

According to Form B1, they lived in a 3^rd class private dwelling where the walls were made out of concrete, brick or stone. The roof was wooden, thatched or made out of another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms in the house and 3 windows at the front. Form B2 states that the property had only 1 outhouse which was a piggery.

Household 11

Francis Treacy (70) was head of household. He was married and listed as a married Land Manager. He spoke English only and could read and write. His wife Anne (63) was listed as a Housewife. She spoke English only and could read and write. They lived with the head of household’s brother, James (66). He was unmarried and unemployed. He could not read or write but could speak both Irish and English. They lived with the head of household’s daughter Eliza M. (24). She was listed as unemployed and unmarried. She spoke English only and could read and write. All were from county Roscommon and were listed as Catholic.

According to census Form B1, they lived in a 3^rd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of concrete, brick or stone. The roof was wooden, thatched or made out of another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms in the house and 3 windows at the front. Form B2 states that the property had a cow house, piggery and barn, for a total of 3 out-offices.

Household 12

Pat Farrell (40) was head of household. He was a married farmer and could speak Irish and English. He lived with his wife Winefred (27). She was listed as a Farmer’s Wife. Both could read and write. Both were listed as Catholic and from Galway.

According to census Form B1, they lived in a 3^rd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of concrete, brick or stone. The roof was wooden, thatched or made out of another perishable material. There were between 2 and 4 rooms in the house and 3 windows at the front. Form B2 states that the property had a stable, cow house and piggery, for a total of 3 out-offices.

Household 13

Pat Connaughton (75) was head of household. He was listed as a married Farmer. He lived with his wife Ellen (60), who had no listed occupation. Neither of the two could read. Both of them could speak Irish and English. Both of them were listed as Catholic and from Galway.

Household 14

Patrick Donnellan (30) was head of household. He was listed as a married Blacksmith. He lived with his wife Bridget (30), who was listed as a Blacksmith’s Wife. Both could read and write and speak Irish and English. Both were listed as Catholic and from Galway.

Household 15

Margaret Gillin (64) was head of household. She was listed as a widow and unemployed. She could not read or write and could speak Irish and English. She was from King’s County (now Offaly). She lived with her daughter Maria (12). She was listed as a Scholar. She could read and write and speak English only.

According to census Form B1 (page 2), they lived in a 3^rd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of concrete, brick or stone. The roof was wooden, thatched or made out of another perishable material. There was 1 room in the house and 1 window at the front. This property is not listed on Form B2.

Household 16

James Cunningham (30) was head of household. He was listed as an unmarried labourer and could not read. He could speak both Irish and English. He lived with 3 relatives. Maria (40) was listed as an unmarried sister and Farmer’s Daughter. She also could not read. She could speak both Irish and English. Patrick Nighte [sic] (11) was listed as a Scholar and nephew. He could read and write and could speak English only. John Nighte [sic] (6) was also listed as a nephew and Scholar. He could speak English only. All were listed as Catholic and from Galway.

According to census Form B1 (page 2), they lived in a 3^rd class private dwelling. The walls were made out of concrete, brick or stone. The roof was wooden, thatched or made out of another perishable material. There was 1 room in the house and 2 windows at the front. This property is not listed on Form B2.

1911 Census

According to the Enumerator’s Abstract (page 2), there were 28 males and 31 females in the townland across 15 households. All of the people within the townland were documented as being Catholic. One individual, Patrick Knight (20), appears to have been recorded twice, in two separate households.

Household 1

John Timothy (45) was head of household. He was listed as a married farmer and could read and write. His wife Margaret (33) had no listed occupation and could read and write. John (6) was listed as a Scholar and could read only. Michael (1) had no occupation listed. He could not read or write. The family lived with an additional two boarders. Nora Howley (24) was an unmarried Teacher and could read and write. Katie Howley (27) was listed as an unmarried Nurse and could read and write. All were Catholic and from Galway. Only Nora spoke Irish and English.

Form B1 states that they lived in a 2nd class private dwelling. It had stone or brick walls and the roof was made of wood, thatch or another perishable material. It had between 2 and 4 rooms and 3 windows. Form B2 states that the property had a stable, cow house, piggery, fowl house and barn, for a total of 5 out-offices.

Household 2

Martin Burke (50) was head of household. He was listed as a married farmer and could read and write. His wife Bridget (48) had no listed occupation and could read and write. They lived with their two children. Michael (17) had no occupation listed. He could read and write. Mary Kate (13) was listed as a Scholar, could read and write. Also in the household was Anne Grady (65), listed as a married relative. She had no occupation listed and could read and write. All were listed as Catholic and born in Galway. Only martin and Bridget were listed as being able to speak Irish and English.

Household 3

Patrick Donlon [sic] (42) was head of household. He was listed as a married blacksmith and could read and write. He could speak both Irish and English. His wife Bridget (42) had no listed occupation They lived with their 3 children. Celia (8) was listed as a Scholar. Peter (7) was listed as a Scholar, could read and write. Delia (1 and a half) had no occupation listed, could not read. All but Delia could read and write. All could speak Irish and English. All were Catholic and born in Co. Galway.

Household 4

John Noonan (62) was head of household. He was listed as a married National School Teacher and could read and write. He could speak both Irish and English. His wife Mary (52) was listed as a married National School Teacher and could read and write. She could speak both Irish and English. They lived with their 5 children. Christina (19) was listed as a single Scholar and could read and write. Teresa (17) was listed as a Scholar and could read and write. Michael (15) was listed as a Scholar that could read and write. Josephine (13) was listed as a Scholar and could read and write. All were listed as Catholic and from Galway.

Household 5

Francis Treacy (81) was head of household. He was listed as a married Land Surveyor from Roscommon. His wife Anne (73) had no listed occupation and was also originally from Roscommon. They lived with their unmarried daughter Lizzie (30), who had no listed occupation and was born in Galway. All could read and write and were listed as Catholic. Form B1 states that they lived in a 3rd class private dwelling. It had stone or brick walls and the roof was made of wood, thatch or another perishable material. It had between 2 and 4 rooms and 2 windows. Form B2 states that the property had a stable, piggery and barn, for a total of 3 out-offices.

Household 6

Catherine Connaughton (73) was listed as the head of household. She was a widow and farmer. She could read only and could speak Irish and English. She lived with her unmarried son Patrick (29), who was also listed as a Farmer. He could read and write but could speak English only. Both were listed as Catholic and from Galway.

Household 7

Patrick Farrel (70) was head of household. He was a married Farmer. He could not read but could speak Irish and English. He lived with his wife Wineford (39) [sic]. She was listed as a Farmer’s Wife and could read and write.

Form B1 states that they lived in a 3rd class private dwelling. It had stone or brick walls and the roof was made of wood, thatch or another perishable material. It had between 2 and 4 rooms and 2 windows. Form B2 states that the property had a coach house, cow house, fowl house and a barn, for a total of 4 out-offices.

Household 8

Redmond Blighe (37) was head of household. He was listed as a married farmer and could read and write. He could speak both Irish and English. He had two siblings and a boarder listed in the household: Redmond (1), listed as a single son, with no occupation listed, could not read. Mary (34), listed as a single sister, with no occupation listed, could read and could speak English only. John A. Murphy (27), listed as a single boarder and School Teacher, could read and write and could speak both Irish and English. He was born in Co. Cork. All were Catholic, and with the exception of John, all were born in Co. Galway.

Household 9

Pat Blighe (44) was head of household. He was listed as a married farmer and could read and write. He could speak both Irish and English. His wife Mary Anne (45) was listed as married and could read and write. She could speak both Irish and English. They lived with their four children. Thomas (5) was listed as a Scholar and could read and write. Mary Kate (17) had no listed occupation. She could read and write and could speak English only. Susanna (14) was listed as a Scholar. She could read and write and could speak English only. Bridget (12) was listed as a Scholar. She could read and write and could speak English only. All were Catholic and born in Co. Galway.

Household 10

Kate Donnelly (63) was head of household. She was a widow and farmer originally from Roscommon. She could not read or write but could speak Irish and English. She lived with her daughter Bridget (32), who had no listed occupation and son Patrick (20). Both of them were listed as unmarried and could read and write but could speak English only.

Household 11

John Flanagan (72) was head of household. He was listed as a widowed farmer and could read and write. He could speak both Irish and English. He had two children and two servants listed in the household. His son Michael (38) was listed as a married Farm Labourer. He could read and write and could speak English only. Kate (40) was listed as a single daughter and had no listed occupation. She could read and write and could speak English only. Nora Knight (23) was listed as a single servant, could read and write and could speak English only. Patrick Knight (20) was listed as a single Farm Servant, could read and write and could speak English only. All were listed as Catholic and born in Galway.

Household 12

John Scally (63) was listed as the head of household. He was a married farmer. His wife Elanor (68) had no listed occupation. They lived with their son John (28), listed as an unmarried Mason and their daughter Mary Ellen (24), who had no listed occupation and was unmarried. All could read and write and speak both Irish and English. All were listed as Catholic and from Galway.

Form B1 states that they lived in a 3rd class private dwelling. It had stone or brick walls and the roof was made of wood, thatch or another perishable material. It had between 2 and 4 rooms and 2 windows. Form B2 states that the property had a cow house, piggery and barn for a total of 3 out-offices.

Household 13

Michael Connaughton (73) was head of household. He was a married farmer that could read and write and speak Irish and English. He lived with his wife Catherine (65), who could read and write and could speak English only. They were both listed as Catholic and from Galway.

Form B1 states that they lived in a 3rd class private dwelling. It had stone or brick walls and the roof was made of wood, thatch or another perishable material. It had between 2 and 4 rooms and 1 window. Form B2 states that the property had a cow house, piggery and barn for a total of 3 out-offices.

Household 14

James Cunningham (55) was the head of household. He was a single Farmer who could not read. He lived with his sister, Maria (70). She was listed as unmarried and disabled. Both could speak Irish and English. They lived with the head of household’s nephew, John Knight (20). He was a single Farm Labourer.

Form B1 states that they lived in a 3rd class private dwelling. It had stone or brick walls and the roof was made of wood, thatch or another perishable material. It had 1 room and 1 window. Form B2 states that the property had no recorded out-offices.

Household 15

Catherine Connaughton (41) was the head of household. She was listed as a Houskeeper. She lived with her son Thomas (9). He had no listed occupation. Both could read and write, speak Irish and English, were listed as Catholic and were from Galway.

R360, Kilcroan ED, Ballinasloe Municipal District, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland