Ballynamantan
Civil Parish of Kiltartan
Dylan Reilly | University of Galway | Galway County Heritage Office
Ballynamantan is a townland, situated in the centre of the parish of Kiltartan, Barony of Kiltartan and County Galway, East of Coole Demesne and the Mail Coach Road from Galway to Gort and West of Gort River.
The standard name for this townland is Ballynamantan, with the Irish form of the name being Beúl Atha na Meantán.
Other forms of the name with authority source:
Beúl Atha na Meantán
Ballynamantin By. Surveyors Sketch Map
Ballynamantin Engraved County Map
Ballynamantane Mr. Gregory’s Clerk, P. Burke
Ballynamantin Mr. John Bell, Barony Constable
Ballymentane Printed Townland List
Ballynamanton Rev. Patrick Fallon, P.P.
Griffiths Valuation recorded that there were 11 listed land and property owners; Edmund L Hunt, Francis J Davys, Michael Donohoe, Peter Donohoe, Patrick Ward, Honoria Haverty, John Haverty, John O’Loughlin, Thomas Hardiman, Robert Johnson. All land was leased from William H Gregory, Edmund L Hunt and Michael Donohoe.
Edmund L Hunt leased 12 acres, 2 roods and 8 perches of land worth £10.0s.0d. from William H Gregory.
Francis J Davys leased Houses, offices and garden of 1 acre 35 perches worth £1.10s.0d. of land and £15.0s.0d. of buildings from Edmund L Hunt
Michael Donohoe leased Houses, offices and land of 18 acres 1 rood 19 perches worth £12.0s.0d. of land and £1.10s.0d. of buildings from Edmund L Hunt.
Peter Donohoe leased House and offices worth £0.10s.0d. from Michael Donohoe
Patrick Ward leased House and land of 5 acres 1 rood worth £4.0s.0d of land and £1.0s.0d of buildings from Edmund L Hunt.
Honoria Haverty leased:
Land of 2 acres 2 roods 29 perches worth £1.10s.0d
Land of 5 acres 1 rood worth £3.10s.0d
House worth £0.15s.0d
All from William H Gregory.
John Haverty leased:
Land of 2 acres 36 perches worth £1.15s.0d
Land of 2 acres 2 roods 19 perches worth £1.10s.0d
Land of 1 acre 1 rood 16 perches worth £1.0s.0d
Land of 3 acres 2 roods 32 perches worth £3.0s.0d
House and Office worth £0.15s.0d
All from William H Gregory.
John O’Loughlin leased House, offices, corn and tuck mill, and land of 34 acres, 3 roods and 6 perches worth £18.10s.0d (land), £6.10s.0d (building) from William H Gregory
Thomas Hardiman leased land of 5 acres 1 rood 32 perches worth £4.0s.0d from William H Gregory.
Robert Johnson leased Herd’s house and land of 5 acres 1 rood 10 perches worth £4.0s.0d (land) and £0.15s.0d (buildings) from William H Gregory.
The total annual valuation of relatable property of Ballynamantan was £94.5s.0d. for a total of 10 acres, 3 roods and 2 perches of land, house and office.
The proprietor was Richard Gregory, Esq. 56 Berners Street, Oxford Road, London. Agent Edmund Lombard Hunt, Esq. Gort. Let to 8 occupying tenants in a lease of 21 years at 30s per acre. County Cess was 3s. 0d. per acre. Tithes tax was 1s. 0d. Size of farms ranged from 3 to 27 acres. The soil was sandy. The usual crops were wheat, oats and potatoes. Tenantry 1 Protestant 7 Roman Catholics. Prevailing names were Donohue. Gort River part of this townland. Trout in this river. A tuck mill on the river. Ballynamantaun Lough in this townland and Ballynamantaun House the seat of Mr. Hunt, Agent. Pike perch and eel in this lake. Authority was Michael Donohoe, townland of Ballynamantaun.
The Down Survey Map under ‘Balliamintan & Clouncart’ listed O’Shawnussy, Sir Roger (Catholic) as the landowner in 1641 (pre-Cromwell) Martin, Oliver (Catholic) in 1670 (post Cromwell).
1901 census
From the 1901 census, it can be seen that there were a total of 7 households inhabited in the townland of Ballynamantan, hosting a total population of 28 individuals, 9 males and 19 females. 21 out offices were also recorded.
Houses
Bridget Hallinan (Aged 57) was the head of the house. She lived with her two sons, John Hallinan (Aged 22) and Michael Hallinan (Aged 18). She also lived with her daughter Katie Hallinan (Aged 10). All were born in Ireland, County Galway and were Catholic. Bridget listed her occupation as ‘Farmer’, while John and Michael were listed as ‘Farmer’s Son’. Katie was listed as ‘Scholar’. Bridget could speak Irish and English, while her three children could speak English. All members of the house could read and write. Bridget listed their marital status as ‘widow’ while John, Michael and Katie were listed as ‘not married’.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. It had two out-offices and farm steadings listed which were a stable and a piggery. The walls were made of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made of thatch, wood or other perishable material. It was a 2nd class house that had three front windows. The house had four rooms occupied by the family. Bridget Hallinan was listed as the head of the house and the landowner.
Catherine Diviny (Aged 70) was the head of the family. She lived with her two sons, Patt Diviny (Aged 67) and John Diviny (Aged 33). She also lived with her niece Bidget[sic] Quinn Aged 11) and her servant Mary Commons (Aged 60). All were born in County Galway and were Catholic. Catherine and Patt listed their occupation as ‘Farmer’, while John listed his occupation as ‘Farmer’s son’. Bidget was listed as ‘attending school’ and Mary’s occupation was listed as ‘Domestic Servant’. All could read and write, and all could speak English and Irish. Catherine listed her marital status as ‘widow’. Patt, John and Mary were listed as ‘unmarried’, and Bidget was listed as ‘not married’.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. It had four out-offices and farm steadings listed which were a stable, coach house, cow house and a barn. The walls were made of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made of thatch, wood or other perishable material. It was a 2nd class house that had three front windows. The house had three rooms occupied by the family. Catherine Diviny was listed as the head of the house and the landowner.
Michael Keane (Aged 60) was the head of the family. He lived with his wife Mary Keane (Aged 50). He also lived with his son John Keane (Aged 15) and his daughter Ane Keane (Aged 10). All were born in County Galway and were Catholic. Michael listed his occupation as ‘Farmer’ and John was listed as ‘Farmer’s Son’. Ane was listed as ‘At School’. Michael, John and Ane could read and write, and Mary could not read. Michael, Mary and Ane could speak English and Irish, while John could speak English. Michael and Mary listed their marital status as ‘married’. John was listed as ‘unmarried’ and Ane was listed as ‘not married’.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. It had two out-offices and farm steadings listed which were a stable and a cow house. The walls were made of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made of thatch, wood or other perishable material. It was a 3rd class house that had two front windows. The house had two rooms occupied by the family. Michael Keane was listed as the head of the house and the landowner.
Mary Mullins (Aged 60) was the head of the family. She lived with a lodger, Mary Deely (Aged 60). Both were born in County Galway and were Roman Catholic. Mary Mullins listed her occupation as ‘Farmer’ and Mary Deely was listed as ‘Living on Charity’. Both could not read and spoke English and Irish. Both listed their marital status as ‘widow’.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. It had one out-office or farm steading listed which were a stable and a cow house. The walls were made of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made of thatch, wood or other perishable material. It was a 3rd class house that had one front window. The house had two rooms occupied by the family. Mary Mullins was listed as the head of the house and the landowner.
Mary Ward (Aged 75) was the head of the family. She lived with her granddaughter Lily Cuffe (Aged 10). She also lived with two lodgers, John Hayes (Aged 50) and Bridget Fahy (Aged 62). All in the house were Roman Catholic. Mary, John and Bridget were born in County Galway, and Lily was born in America. Mary listed her occupation as ‘Farmer’ and Lily listed her occupation as ‘scholar’. John’s occupation was listed as ‘Rag and Battle gatherer’ and Bridget was listed as ‘Living on Charity’. Mary and Bridget could not read, and Lily and John could read and write. Mary and Bridget could speak English and Irish. Mary and Bridget listed their marital status as ‘widow’, while Lily and John were listed as ‘not married’.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. It had zero out-offices and farm steadings listed. The walls were made of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made of thatch, wood or other perishable material. It was a 2nd class house that had three front windows. The house had five rooms occupied by the family. Mary Ward was listed as the head of the house and the landowner.
Stephen Burke (Aged 57) was the head of the family. He lived with his wife Mary Burke (Aged 56). Stephen was born in County Galway and Mary was born in Spain. Both listed their religion as ‘Rm Catholic’. Stephen listed his occupation as ‘Pensioner Coast Bd, R1 Artillery’ and Mary was listed as ‘dress maker’. Both could read and write. Stephen could speak English while Mary could speak English and Spanish. Both listed their marital status as ‘married’.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. The walls were made from stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made from slate, iron or tiles. It was a 2nd class house with two windows at the front of the house. The house had two rooms occupied by the family. Stephen Burke was listed as the head of the house and the landowner.
Olivia C Franks (Aged 53) was listed as the head of the family. She lived with her two sisters, Phillippa A Franks (Aged 49) and Emma M Franks (Aged 47). She also lived with four servants, Mary Agnes Cronnolly (Aged 64), Ellen Gilligan (Aged 35), James Devany (Aged 30) and Mary Keane (Aged 17). Olivia C, Phillippa A, and Emma M were of the Irish Church. The four servants were all Roman Catholic. Olivia C and Phillippa A were born in County Tipperary, while Emma M was born in County Clare. The servants of the house were all born in County Galway. All members of the house could speak Irish and English. Olivia C, Phillippa A and Emma M listed their occupation as ‘Interest in Dividends’. Mary Agnes was listed as ‘Cook, Domestic Servant’. Ellen Gilligan was listed as ‘Parlour Maid Domestic Servant’. James was listed as ‘Groom Domestic Servant’ and Mary Keane was listed as ‘General Servant Domestic’. Mary Agnes and Ellen could speak Irish and English. All members of the house listed their marital status as ‘not married’.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. It had 12 out-offices and farm steadings listed which were two stables, a coach house, a harness room, cow house, calf house, dairy, two fowl houses, barn, turf house and a potato house. The walls were made from stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made from slate, iron or tiles. It was a 1st class house with six windows at the front of the house. The house had ten rooms occupied by the family. Olivia C Franks was listed as the head of the family and the landowner.
1911 census
From the 1911 census, it can be seen that there were a total of 6 households inhabited in the townland of Ballynamantan, hosting a total population of 21 individuals, 9 males and 12 females. 19 out offices were also recorded.
Houses
Patrick Deviney (Aged 45) was the head of the family. He lived with his brother John Deviney (Aged 41) and there was a visitor, Bridget Quinn (Aged 20). All were born in County Galway and were Roman Catholic. Patrick and John listed their occupation as ‘Farmer’. All three could read and write and spoke Irish and English. All three listed their marital status as ‘single’.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. It had four out-offices and farm steadings listed which were a stable, coach house, cow house and a barn. The walls were made of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made of thatch, wood or other perishable material. It was a 2nd class house that had three front windows. The house had three rooms occupied by the family. Patrick Diviney[sic] was listed as the head of the house and the landowner.
Michael Keane (Aged 70) was the head of the family. He lived with his wife Mary Keane (Aged 66) and his two daughters, Bridget Conry (Aged 30) and Annie Keane (Aged 20). He also lived with his grandson, Thomas Conry. All were born in County Galway and were Roman Catholic. Michael listed his occupation as ‘Farmer’. Michael, Bridget and Annie could read and write, and Mary could read. Michael and Mary could speak Irish and English. Mary listed that she was married for 36 years, and had 9 children born alive, 6 of whom were still living. Bridget listed she was married for 1 year, with 1 child born alive, with that child still living.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. It had two out-offices and farm steadings listed which were a piggery and a barn house. The walls were made of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made of thatch, wood or other perishable material. It was a 3rd class house that had two front windows. The house had two rooms occupied by the family. Michael Keane was listed as the head of the house and the landowner.
Bridget Hallinan (Aged 69) was the head of the house. She lived with her two sons, John Hallinan (Aged 32) and Michael Hallinan (Aged 28). She also lived with her daughter Catherine Hallinan (Aged 21), and her daughter-in-law Mary Hallinan (Aged 33). All were born in County Galway and were Roman Catholic. John listed his occupation as ‘Farmer’ and Michael was listed as ‘Railway Servant’. All could read and write. Bridget, John and Mary speak English and Irish. Bridget listed her marital status as ‘widow’. John and Mary were listed as ‘married’, while Michael and Catherine was listed as ‘single’.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. It had two out-offices and farm steadings listed which were a stable and a barn house. The walls were made of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made of thatch, wood or other perishable material. It was a 2nd class house that had three front windows. The house had six rooms occupied by the family. Bridget Hallinan was listed as the head of the family and the landowner.
Phillippa Franks (Aged 59) was the head of the family. She lived with three servants, Ellen Gilligan (Aged 48), Kathleen Seardon (Aged 19) and James Molloy (Aged 52). She also had two visitors, Elizabeth Meany (Aged 52) and Margaret Hume (Aged 69). Phillippa and Elizabeth were of the Irish Church, and the rest of the house were Roman Catholic. Phillippa was born in County Tipperary and Ellen was born in County Clare. Margaret was born in Canada, and Ellen, Kathleen and James were born in County Galway. Ellen listed her occupation as ‘Cooke Domestic Servant’, while Kathleen and James were both listed as ‘General Domestic Servant’. All in the house could read and write, and James could speak English and Irish. Phillippa, Ellen, Kathleen and Margaret listed their marital status as ‘single’. Elizabeth was listed as ‘widow’ and James was listed as ‘married’. James listed that he was married for 14 years and had 8 children born alive, with all 8 still living.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. It had 12 out-offices and farm steadings listed which were two stables, a coach house, a harness room, cow house, calf house, dairy, two fowl houses, barn, turf house and a shed. The walls were made from stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made from slate, iron or tiles. It was a 1st class house with six windows at the front of the house. The house had eleven rooms occupied by the family. Phillippa Franks was listed as the head of the house and the landowner.
Stephen Burke (Aged 68) was the head of the family. He was born in Gort, County Galway and was Roman Catholic. He listed his occupation as ‘Labourer and Army Pensioner Royal Artilary’. He could read and write and his marital status was listed as ‘widower’.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. The walls were made from stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made from slate, iron or tiles. It was a 2nd class house with two windows at the front of the house. The house had three rooms occupied by the family. Stephen Burke was listed as the head of the house and the landowner. Stephen Bourke[sic] was listed as the head of the house and the landowner.
Martin Donohue (Aged 70) was the head of the family. He was born in County Galway and was Roman Catholic. Martin listed his occupation as ‘Agricultural Labourer’. Martin could read and speak Irish and English. Martin listed his marital status as ‘married’.
The house was a built private dwelling inhabited by one distinct family. The walls were made of stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made of thatch, wood or other perishable material. It was a 3rd class house that had two front windows. The house had one room occupied by the family. Martin Donohue was list listed as the head of the family and the landowner was listed as Michael Spelman.
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