Roundstone (Rural)

Cloch na Rón

Roger Harrison / Forum Connemara

Townland:                                 Roundstone (Rural)

Civil Parish:                               Moyrus

Barony:                                      Ballynahinch

Church Parish:                          Roundstone

District Electoral Division:     Roundstone

Area:                                          936.25 acres / 936 acres, 1 rood, 0 perches

 

Baptism and Marriage records for Roundstone R.C. Parish 1872-1881

1901 Census for Roundstone (Rural) (no records)

Old Pension Census (1841-1851) for Inishnee  (no records)

Map

Griffith’s Valuation (1847-1864) for Roundstone (Rural) (no records)

1670 Down Survey for Roundstone (rural) (no records)

Galway Library for Roundstone (Rural)

Logainm for Roundstone (Rural)

NUI Galway Digital Collections for Roundstone (Rural)  (no records)

West Connemara men who lost their lives in WWI (Clifden and Connemara Heritage Society)

 

1911 Census for Roundstone (Rural)

Overview of Roundstone (Rural) in 1911.

Roundstone (Rural) did not exist in 1901.

There were a total of 12 houses in this townland with only 7 of those being occupied. Houses 1, 4, 5, 8 and 9 were unoccupied with the landholder of house 1 being Joseph Cloherty and the landholder of house 4 was John King while James King was the landholder of house 5 and Richard Berridge was the landholder of house 9. They were all listed as being private dwellings and all the houses were constructed of stone, brick or concrete walls and houses 6 and 10 had thatch, wood or other perishable materials for roofing and the others all had slate, iron or tiled roofs. Houses 3 and 7 were 1st class dwellings, house 10 was a 3rd class dwelling and all the others were 2nd class. House 10 had 2 rooms and 2 windows, houses 8 and 9 had 4 rooms and 2 windows in the front, houses 1, 6 and 12 had 3 rooms and 3 windows, house 11 had 4 rooms and 4 windows and house 7 had 10 rooms and 7 windows in the front. There were a total of 37 out buildings consisting of 5 stables, 2 coach houses a harness room, 9 cow houses, 5 calf houses, 4 piggeries, 5 fowl houses, a barn, 5 turf houses and a potato house. There were 29 people in the townland at that time, 13 males and 16 females. The enumerator for the area was Const. Francis McGlynn.

 

House 1 was unoccupied.

 

Mannion

The head of the first family in the townland was Martin (36), a single man, who lived in the house with his widowed mother, Margaret (71). They were both born in Co. Galway and were Roman Catholic. They could speak both Irish and English and both could read and write. Martin was listed as being a national school teacher. The house was a 2nd class dwelling with 3 rooms. The landholder was the Rev. P. Gleason.

 

Gleason                                               (additional surnames: Conry and Canavan)

Patrick (51) was the head of this household and he shared the house with his widowed mother, Margaret (75) and 2 servants, Anne Conry (28) and Thomas Canavan (32). They were all Roman Catholic and Patrick and Thomas were born in Co. Galway, Margaret was born in Co. Mayo and Anne was born in England. All of the family could speak both Irish and English and, apart from Thomas, they could all read and write. Patrick was a clergyman, Anne was a servant and Thomas was a general servant. The house was a 1st class dwelling with 8 rooms and they had a stable, a coach house, a cow house, a calf house, a piggery and a fowl house. The landholder was the Rev. P. Gleason.

 

House 4 was unoccupied.

 

House 5 was unoccupied.

 

Nee                                                                              (additional surname: King)

The widow, Bridget (61) and she shared the house with her daughter, Mary King (22), who was single, and an uncle, Colman Nee (55). They were all born in Co. Galway and were Roman Catholic. Bridget and Coleman spoke Irish and English and Bridget could read only, Mary could read and write and Colman could not read. Bridget was a farmer and Colman was a general labourer. The house was a 2nd class dwelling with 3 rooms and they had a cow house, a calf house and a piggery. The landholder was Bridget Nee.

 

Loftus                                                                          (additional surname: Mannion)

Joseph John (44) was listed as the head of this household and he had been married to Annie Maria (40) for 17 years and they had had 6 children with 5 having survived. Those children were Cecil Henry (14), Lillian M. (12), Mary Cecelia (11), Kathleen M. A. (8) and Gladys Anna (5) and also in the house at that time was a servant, Bridget Mannion (15). They were all born in Co. Galway and were Roman Catholic, with the exception of Annie Maria, who was born in Co. Tipperary. Joseph John, Annie Maria, Cecil Henry and Bridget spoke Irish and English and all the household could read and write. Joseph John was a general medical practitioner MB B Ch RUD. The children were all scholars and Bridget was a servant. The house was a 1st class dwelling with 8 rooms and they had 2 stables, a cow house, a calf house, a piggery, a barn and a turf house. The landholder was Richard Berridge.

 

House 8 was unoccupied.

 

House 9 was unoccupied.

 

Ward

The head of this family was John (73) and he had been married to Annie (84) for 34 years and they had had 6 children but only 3 had survived. They shared the house with their son, Thomas (32). They were all born in Co. Galway and were Roman Catholic. John spoke Irish and English and Annie spoke only Irish. Thomas could read only while John and Annie could not read. Thomas was listed as being a fisherman. The house was a 3rd class dwelling with 2 rooms and they had a cow house and a calf house. The landholder was Richard Berridge.

 

McBlaine [sic]                                                            (additional surname: Nunn)

Frederick (46) was the head of this household and he was married but there was no mention of his wife in this entry. He lived with his widowed sister, Edith Maxwell Nunn (44). They were both Presbyterian and Frederick was born in Kingstown, Co. Dublin and Edith Maxwell was born in Dublin City. Both could read and write and Frederick was retired from the Indian Civil Service. The house was a 2nd class dwelling with 4 rooms and they had a fowl house and a turf house. The landholder was the Rev. J. McCormick.

 

ODonnell

The head of the last family in Roundstone (Rural) was Martin (58) and he had been married to Mary (52) for 33 years and they had had 11 children with 10 of those having survived until that time. They shared the house with 5 of those children, Thomas (32), John (22), Annie (18), Patrick (16) and Ellen (12). They were all born in Co. Galway and were Roman Catholic. All of the family could speak both Irish and English. Martin could not read, Mary could read only and the children could all read and write. Martin was a farmer, Thomas was a general labourer and Ellen was a scholar. The house was a 2nd class dwelling with 3 rooms and they had a stable, 2 cow houses, a calf house and a piggery. The landholder was Martin ODonnell.

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