Castlegar West

Irish Grid: M 79395 38757 Lat / Long: 53.3988, -8.31049

DED: Ahascragh

Description:

(John O’Donovan 1806-1861)

It is the property of Sir Rosse, Bt. held in part by deed forever. It is flat and dry rather of a bad quality, being of a mossy nature a great portion of it is planted with trees. The County Cess including Castlegar East is £24. 2. 7. It contains 311a. 0r. 31p.

Situation:

(John O’Donovan 1806-1861)

Lies in the western side of this parish in the barony of Cloonmacnoon, is bounded by Ervalagh Eeghter, Ervalagh Ooghter, Hilluppaun Mahon, Killuppaun,Clonbrock, Ahascragh East, Weston and Curnamuckla in said parish, and by Castlegar East townland in the barony of Killian. It is distant 6½ from Ballinasloe and ½ mile from Ahascragh.

This is a list of townlands that share a border with Castlegar West.

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 waste paper during the shortages of World War I.

1901: See below for further information

1911: See below for further information

1911 Census

Overview of the townland

There were a total of 4 houses in the townland of Castlegar West and all were occupied and listed as being private dwellings. All houses were constructed of stone, brick or concrete walls and had slate, iron or tiled roofs. House 1 was a 1^st class dwelling, house 3 was a 3^rd class and houses 2 and 4 were 2^nd class. House 1 had 33 rooms and 17 windows in the front, house 2 had 5 rooms and 5 windows, house 3 had 3 rooms and 1 window and house 4 had 2 windows and 2 rooms. There were a total of 15 outbuildings consisting of 5 stables, a coach house, a harness room, 2 cow houses, a calf house, a fowl house, a boiling house and a workshop. There were 25 people in the townland at that time and they consisted of 10 males and 15 females. The enumerator for the area was Const. William Kearney.

House 1: Mahon / Dillon / Burdett / Castles / Ballentyne [sic] / Smith / Lambert / Jones / Bolton / Graham / Doolan [sic] / Fuidge [sic]

The head of this household was William Henry Mahon (54) who had been married to Edith Augusta Mahon (32) for 6 years, during which time they had had 2 children but only 1 had survived, Ursula Augusta Jane (5). Also in the house were 2 visitors, Georgina Carolin [sic] Dillon (43) and Ethel Louisa Dillon (30), 9 servants, David Burdett (32), John Castles (24), John Ballentyne [sic] (22), Constance Smith (35), Caroline Lambert (45), Ethel Jones (35), Eliza Ann Bolton (28), Annie Constance Graham (19) and Kate Doolan [sic] (26) and also a visitor servant, Susannah Fuidge [sic] (72). William Henry, Edith Augusta, Ursula Augusta Jane, Georgina Carolin [sic], Ethel Louisa, David Burnett, John Castles, Eliza Ann, Annie Constance and Kate Doolan [sic] were Church of Ireland. John Ballentyne [sic] was a member of the Free Church of Scotland and all the others were Church of England. William Henry was born in Kings County[i], Edith Augusta and Ethel Louisa were born in Co. Roscommon, Georgina Carolin [sic] was born in Co. Dublin. Ursula Augusta Jane was born in Dublin City and David Burdett was born in Middlesex. John Castles and Eliza Ann were born in Co. Wexford, John Ballentyne [sic] was born in Scotland, Annie Constance was born in Co. Kerry, Kate was born in Co. Cork and the others were all born in England. Apart from Ursula Augusta Jane, they could all read and write. William Henry was a baronet land holder, Edith Augusta, Georgiana Carolin [sic] and Ethel Louisa were listed as being honourable ladies, David was a butler, John Castles was a footman, John Ballentyne [IsicI] was a chauffeur, Constance was a cook housekeeper, Caroline was a children’s nurse, Ethel and Susannah were lady’s maids, Eliza Ann was a head housemaid, Annie Constance was a second housemaid and Kate was a kitchen maid. The house was a 1^st class dwelling with 33 rooms and they also had 4 stables, a coach house, a harness room, 2 cow houses, a calf house, a fowl house, a boiling house and a workshop. The landholder was Sir William H Mahon.

House 2: Armstrong

The head of this family was Francis (41) and he had been married to Ellen Agnes (34) for 4 years and they had 2 children but only 1 was listed here and that was Viloet [sic] Irine [sic] (11). They were all Church of Ireland and Francis was born in Co. Donegal, Ellen Agnes was born in England and Viloet [sic] Irine [sic was born in Co. Armagh. They could all read and write and Francis was a gamekeeper and Viloet Irine [sic] was a scholar. The house was a 2^nd class dwelling with 5 rooms and they had a stable. The landholder was Sir William H. Mahon.

House 3: Rankin

Francis (54) was married to Annie (39) and had been for 19 years, during which time they had had 4 children, Martin (15), Michael (12), David (6) and Mary Kate (2). Francis was Church of Ireland and was born in Queens Co.[ii] and the rest were all born in Co. Galway and were Roman Catholic. With the exception of young Mary Kate, they could all read and write and Francis was a coachman and the 3 eldest children were scholars. The house was a 3^rd class dwelling with 3 rooms and the landholder was Sir William H. Mahon.

House 4: Hannon

The sole occupant of the last house was Robert (24) who was a single man, a member of the Irish Church and was born in Co. Wicklow. He could read and write and was a foreman gardener. The house was a 2^nd class dwelling with 2 rooms and the landholder was Sir William H. Mahon.

1901 Census

There were 4 houses in the townland of Castlegar West in 1901 and 3 of those were occupied with house 4 being empty. House 1 was divided into 2 parts and all the houses were listed as being private dwellings. The occupied houses were all constructed of stone, brick or concrete walls and had slate, iron or tiled roofs. House 1 was a 1^st class dwelling while houses 2 and 3 were 3^rd class. House 1 had 25 rooms and 10 windows in the front, House 2 had 2 rooms and 1 window and house 3 had 3 rooms and 1 window in the front. There were a total of 11 people in the townland at that time, 7 males and 4 females. The enumerator for the area was Const. Joseph Lawson.

House 1.1: Armstrong

The head of this part of house 1 was Frank (33) who was married to Margaret (32) and they shared the house with 2 of their children, Francis Cecil (10) and Vilot [sic] Irene (1). They were all Church of Ireland and Frank was born in Co. Donegal, Margaret and Vilot [sic] Irene were born in Co. Antrim and Francis Cecil was born in Belfast. With the exception of young Vilot [sic] Irene, they could all read and write. Frank was listed as being a gamekeeper, Margaret was a cook and Francis Cecil was a scholar. The house was a 1^st class dwelling and this part of the house had 22 rooms. The landholder was Sir William Mahon Bart.

House 1.2: McKay

The sole occupant of this part of the house was Jessie (32), who was unmarried. Jessie was a member of the Presbyterian Church and born in Scotland and could read and write. She was listed as being a housemaid. The house was a 1^st class dwelling and this part of the house had 3 rooms. The landholder was Sir William Mahon Bart.

House 2: Donohoe [sic]^[iii] / Doherty

The head of this house was listed as being John (23) and he lived in the house with a servant, William (19). John was a Roman Catholic and was born in Co. Galway while William was a member of the Irish Church and was born in Co. Louth. Both could read and write and John was a 2^nd gamekeeper and William was a 3^rd gamekeeper. The house was a 3^rd class dwelling with 2 rooms and the landholder was Sir William Mahon Bart.

House 3: Rankin

Frank (44) was the head of this household and he was married to Annie (29) and they shared the house with 2 of their children, Martin Francis (5) and Michael John (2). Frank was a member of the Church of Ireland and was born in Queen’s County[iv] and the other members of the family were all Roman Catholic and born in Co. Galway. Both Parents could read and write and Frank was a coachman, Annie was a gatekeeper and Martin Francis was a scholar. The house was a 3^rd class dwelling with 3 rooms and the landholder was Sir William Mahon Bart.

Griffith’s Valuation 1847-1864

The land in the townland of Castlegar West was owned by the Rev. Sir William V. R. Mahon Bart and he was the immediate lessor of the tenements in the townland.

Plot 1: John Hall and Michael Curley jointly leased 17 acres and 1 rood of land for which they each paid £2 15s.

Plot 2: Laurence Kerrans [sic] paid £15 for 36 acres, 1 rood and 33 perches of land.

Plot 3: John D. Mahon Paid £74 annually for 93 acres and 14 perches of land.

Plot 4: Rev. Peter Browne leased 17 acres. 3 roods and 31 perches of land for £11 15s.

Plot 5A: The Rev. Sir William V. R. Mahon Bart had in fee (for himself) 5 acres. 1 rood and 19 perches of land or plantation that had an annual ratable valuation of £2.

Plot 5B: The Rev. Sir William V. R. Mahon Bart had in fee (for himself) 1 acres and 8 perches of land or plantation that had an annual ratable valuation of 8s.

Plot 5C: The Rev. Sir William V. R. Mahon Bart had in fee (for himself) 36 acres. 2 roods and 19 perches of land or plantation that had an annual ratable valuation of £24 and also a gate house and offices with an annual ratable valuation of £2 2s.

Plot 5D: The Rev. Sir William V. R. Mahon Bart had in fee (for himself) 7 acres. 1 rood and 37 perches of land or plantation that had an annual ratable valuation of £4 5s.

Plot 6: The Rev. Sir William V. R. Mahon Bart had in fee (for himself) 95 acres. 3 roods and 27 perches of land or plantation that had an annual ratable valuation of £71 10s.

[i] Co. Offaly

[ii] Co. Laois

[iii] This name is very difficult to read in the original return so may not be correct.

[iv] Co. Laois