Tummerillaun

Irish Grid: M 81570 39950                                                   Lat / Long: 53.4096, -8.27787

DED: Ahascragh

This is a list of townlands that share a border with Tummerillaun.

• Dalysgrove
• Kilcrin
• Knockaunhoe
• Lissyegan (Hodson)

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:   See Below

1911:   See Below

1911 Census

Overview of the townland

There were just two houses in the townland of Tummerillaun in 1911 but only 1, house 1, was occupied and was listed as being a shop, while house 2 was listed as a private dwelling with Mary Manning being the landholder. House 1 was constructed of stone, brick or concrete walls and had only thatch, wood or other perishable materials for roofing. It was a 2^nd class dwelling and had 4 rooms and 4 windows in the front. The enumerator for the area was Const. Patrick Burke.

House 1: Ní Mhainín / O Catháin

The widow Máire (49) was the head of this household and she had been married for 25 years and had 3 children with all 3 having survived to that time. She shared the house with 2 daughters; Máirín (24) and Caitlín (20) and a visitor, Seaghán O Catháin. All were Roman Catholic and Máire, Máirín and Caitlín were born in Co. Galway. All could speak both Irish and English and read and write. The house was a 2^nd class dwelling with 4 rooms and they had 2 stables, a coach house, a cow house, a calf house, 2 piggeries and a fowl house. The landholder was Mary Manning.

1901 Census

Overview of the townland.

There were 2 houses in the townland in 1901 and both were occupied and listed as being private dwellings. Both houses were constructed of stone, brick or concrete walls and house 1 had only thatch, wood or other perishable materials for roofing while house 2 had a slate, iron or tiled roof. House 1 was a 2^nd class dwelling and house 2 was a 3^rd class. House 1 had 5 rooms and 4 windows to the front and housed 2 had 2 rooms and 1 window. There were 11 people in the townland at that time, 4 males and 7 females. The enumerator for the townland was Const. James Crotty.

House 1: Manning

Andrew (59) was listed as being the head of this family and he was married to Mary (40) and they shared the house with 3 of their daughters, Mary (13), Frances (10) and Kate (8) and also in the house at that time was Andrew’s sister, Mary (74). They were all born in Co. Galway and were Roman Catholic. Andrew and Mary (74) spoke Irish and English and Mary (74) could read only while all the others could read and write. Andrew was listed as being a farmer, Mary (74) was a retired farmer and the daughters were all scholars. The house was a 2^nd class dwelling with 5 rooms and the landholder was Mary Manning.

House 2: Leonard

Patrick (38) was married to Margaret (32) and they lived in this house with 3 of their children; Mary (8), William (6) and Patrick (1). They were all born in Co. Galway and were Roman Catholic and, apart from Patrick (1), they could all read only. Patrick (38) was a general labourer and Mary and William were scholars. The house was a 3^rd class dwelling with 2 rooms and the landholder was Mary Manning.

Griffith’s Valuation 1847 – 1864

Plot 1: Thomas Manning had, in fee (for himself), a house, offices and 148 acres, 1 rood and 22 perches of land that had an annual ratable valuation of £35 for the land and £2 for the buildings.