Cloon

Townland:                                Cloon

Civil Parish:                              Omey

Barony:                                     Ballynahinch

Church Parish:                         Clifden

District Electoral Division:    Sillerna

Area:                                         101.32 acres / 101 acres, 1 rood, 11 perches

Baptism and Marriage records for Clifden R.C. Parish 1821-1881

1911 Census for Cloon  (no records)

1901 Census for Cloon  (no records)

Map

Galway Library for Cloon

Logainm for Cloon

NUI Galway Digital Collections for Cloon

Name Books for the Parish of Omey

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

Old Pension Census (1841-1851) for Cloon

Winifred Coyne – Application No. C/16 4359. Ref. No. Cen S/11/438. The application was received on 26^th July 1916 with an address of The secy [sic] L.G.B. Edinburgh. Winifred’s parents were given as being Michael and Barbara Coyne (Lacey). The address’ given for the 1851 search were Cartoorbeg, Cloon, Gooreen, Gorcenatinny and Sturrakeen. All in the Parish of Omey, in the Barony of Ballynahinch, Co. Galway. The search was returned on 28^th July 1916 with the words “Not Found”

Festus Walsh – Application No. C/20 10634. Ref. No. Cen S/11/439. The application was received on 4^th Dec 1920 with an address at that time of Pollaugh, Keel, Westport. Festus’ parents were Tom and Bridget Walsh or Welsh (Pole). The address’ given for the 1851 search were Cartoorbeg, Cloon, Gooreen, Gorcenatinny and Sturrakeen. All in the Parish of Omey, in the Barony of Ballynahinch, Co. Galway. The search was returned on the 4^th Dec 1920 with the words “Thos and Biddy Walsh married 1836.No return of Festus”

Griffith’s Valuation (1847-1864) for Cloon

Plot 1: Walter F. Bodkin leased offices and 78 acres, 1 rood and 17 perches of land from the Directors of the Law Life Assurance Company for which he paid £30 for the land and 5s for the offices.

There were also 16 acres and 28 perches of water in the townland.

1670 Down Survey for Cloon

The 1670 Down Survey name for this area was Towerskehin & Loghanna. The 1641 owner (pre Cromwell) was the Catholic, Edmund O’Flaharty and in 1670 the owner was the Protestant, Thomas Cunny.