Addergoole South

Irish Grid: M 83969 36981                          Lat / Long: 53.383, -8.24164

DED: Ahascragh

Description:

(John O’Donovan 1806-1861)

No information available

Situation:

(John O’Donovan 1806-1861)

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This is a list of townlands that share a border with Addergoole South.

• Addergoole North
• Ballyeighter (Mahon)
• Clooncoran

Census of Ireland (1821- 1911)

The first full population census of Ireland was taken in 1821 and the first four Irish censuses were arranged by county, barony, civil parish and townland.

1821:  Only some fragments for small parts of county Galway survive. There are no records      for Ahascragh.

1831:  The only surviving records are from Counties Antrim and Derry.

1841:  There are no surviving records for County Galway.

1851:   There are no surviving records for County Galway.

1861:  Census records for 1861 and 1871 were deliberately destroyed by the government

1881:  The records for 1881 and 1891 were pulped as waster paper during the shortages of World War I.

1901:   Full Census records are available    See below.

1911:   Full Census records are available    See below.

1911 Census

Overview of the townland

There was just the 1 house in the townland of Addergoole South and it was listed as being a private dwelling. The house was a 2^nd class dwelling and had 3 rooms and 3 windows to the front. The enumerator for the area was Const. William Kearney.

House 1: Leonard

Patrick (50) was the head of the only family in Addergoole South and he had been married to Margarett [sic] (45) for 19 years and they had had 6 children, Mary (18), William (16), Patrick (12), Ellen (9), John (6) and Thomas (4). They were all born in Co. Galway and were Roman Catholic and Patrick spoke Irish and English. With the exception of young Thomas, all could read and write. Patrick was a farmer, Mary was a farmer’s daughter, William was a farmer’s sin and the other children were all scholars. The house was a 2^nd class dwelling with 3 rooms and they had a stable. The landholder was Patrick Leonard.

1901 Census

There was just the 1 house in the townland of Addergoole South and it was listed as being a private dwelling. The house was a 3^rd class dwelling and had 3 rooms and 2 windows to the front. It was constructed of stone, brick or concrete walls and had a roof of thatch, wood or other perishable materials. The enumerator for the area was Const. Joseph Lawson.

House 1: Craffey [sic] / Harney

The widow Ann (62) was the head of this household and shared the house with her daughter, Mary (41), her son, Michael (37), his wife, Ellen (24) and 3 grandsons, Martin (4), Patrick (3) and Michael (10mths). Also in the house at that time was a boarder, John Harney (58). They were all born in Co. Galway and were Roman Catholic. Ann could read only, Mary, Michael and Ellen could read and write while all the others could not read. Ann was listed as being a farmer, Mary was a farmer’s daughter, Michael was a shepherd and Ellen was a housekeeper. The house was a 3^rd class dwelling with 3 rooms and the landholder was Sir William Mahon Bart.

Griffith’s Valuation 1847-1864

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