Ballyvullaun is a townland, located in the civil parish of Drumacoo, and the Barony of Drumkellin.
Standard Name is given as Ballyvullaun and the Irish form of the name is Baile Uí Mhaoláin/ Baile Mhulláin.
Other forms of the name given to this townland include the following: Ballyvolane, in the Three Cartrons County Book; Ballyvillane, on the county map, Ballyvullane when referring to the high constable for the Barony, and Balyvoullane and the Tithe Composition Book.
The proprietors for this particular townland were A.F. St. George and the Agent was John O’Hara. Most of the townland held by them for grazing. There were tenants at will, which means they could have been evicted without any notice, as the population seems to be very poor. The soil is made up of light clay and rock, with the production of wheat, oats, potatoes and flax on this land. The rent is 20s. per acre in Ballyvullaun.
Ballyvullaun is located in the centre of it’s parish, being bounded on the North by Drumacoo and Tyrone, in the East by Drumacoo, in the South by Croaskeen and Ballinderreen and on the west by Killeenarran
The aim of Griffith’s valuation was to produce a uniform guide to the relative value of land through Ireland, in order to decide how to pay out the Poor rate.
Griffiths Valuation has recorded of this townland was composed of 192 Acres, 2 Reeds and 34 Perches.
The land value at the time would have been £113.5s.0d.
The currency measures at the time was in the form of Pounds, Shillings, Pence (£.s.d)
All land was rented out by Christopher St George, to various renters. There were two separate landholdings, overall looked after by 18 different people. On the first landholding, there were the three houses identified below in the valuation , as well as multiple plots of land, which were used for farming.
Plot 1 comes to the value of £33.5s.0d., it was rented out by Christopher St George and was subdivided into 17 different landholdings:
- Michael Kelly: a house, office and land – £7.5s.0d
- Murtagh Keely: a house, offices and land – £4.10s.0d
- John Connors: a house, offices and land – £1.15s.10d
John Bermingham: land – £1.5s.0d
Patrick Larkin: land – £0.10s.0d
Ellen Burke: land- £0.15s.0d
Michael Flaherty: land – £0.10s.0d
Thomas Donohoe: land – £1.15s.0d
John Flaherty: land – £0.15s.0d
Joseph Flaherty: land- £2.0s.0d
Anne Larkin: land – £1.5s.0d
James Flaherty : land – £3.10s.0d
Thomas Flaherty: land – £1.5s.0d
Honoria Grady: land – £0.15s.0d
Patrick Grady: land – £0.10s.0d
Bartley Brennan: land – £0.15s.0d
Patrick Keely: land – £1.5s.0d
This plot made up an area of 56 acres, 0 reeds and 34 perches.
Plot 2 was occupied and owned by Christopher St George, and the tenement was described as a wood ranger’s home and land, part plantation. The value of this plot was £80.0s.0d and this was subdivided into:
Land – £78.15s.0d
Buildings – £1.5s.0d
From the 1901 census, there were only 3 houses recorded in this particular townland, adding up to a population of 25 people, 14 males and 11 females.
Residents
House 1 – Kelly – 8 people were recorded is living in this house, all were members of the Kelly Family. The head of family was John Kelly, a farmer aged 64. He was married to Mary Kelly, aged 57, and he lived with her and their 6 children; 4 sons and 2 daughters. From oldest to youngest, their children were named: Patrick (30), Bridget (24), Martin (22), Mary (18), James (15) and Bartly Kelly (13). Everyone in the household except the two youngest children were all able to speak Irish as well as English. Everyone was also able to read and write. They lived in a private dwelling with 3 out offices, which consisted of a stable, cowhouse and piggery, and it was deemed a 2nd class house.
House 2 – Keily – This household was made up of 8 people. The head of the family was Martin Keily, aged 68 who was working as a farmer. He was married to his wife Mary, aged 50,she was also listed as a farmer. They had 4 children who lived with them, 2 sons, Michael (17), and Patrick (15), both listed as ‘Farmer’s son.’ They also had 2 daughters, Marget (sic) (21), a farmer’s daughter and Julia (13), a scholar. All of the children were able to read and write, except for Patrick. They also lived with Mary Tarphy, Martin’s mother-in-law, who was aged 80, and a widow. All of the household could speak both Irish and English, and were all born in County Galway. They lived in a private dwelling, with stone-type walls and a thatched roof, with 2 front windows and 2 out offices. They occupied 3 rooms, and their house was deemed 3rd class.
House 3 – O’Connor – 10 people resided in this house, all members of the O’Connor family. Martin, aged 60, was the head of the household, and employed as a farmer. He was married to Catherine, aged 48, who worked as a housekeeper. Together, they had 6 children, 4 sons and 2 daughters. Patrick (21), Thomas (19), and Martin (17), all had occupations written as ‘Farmer’s Son,’, whilst the youngest son, Edward (13), was listed as a scholar. Delia (15), was lised as the ‘Farmer’s daughter,’ whilst Kate (10) was listed as a scholar. As well as their immediate family living here, Martin’s mother, Mary O’Connor, aged 80, and Willie O’Flaherty, his 3 year old nephew. Everyone in the house was able to read and write, and everyone spoke Irish and English, except Willie, who could only speak English. From the census, it can be identified that 2 members of the household, Mary and Patrick O Connor, were both specified to be ‘invalids’, meaning they would have suffered from a form of disability. They all lived together in a private 2nd class dwelling with three outoffices, and occupied 4 rooms.
House 1 – Connor – This house was occupied by 8 people, some of those previously mentioned on the 1901 census. Previously mentioned as the O’Connor family in the 1901 census, the head of household is Martin Connor, who is aged 70 and employed as a farmer. He had been married to his wife, 68 year old Kate (Catherine) Connor, for 37 years, whom he has 8 children with, all still alive. 4 of their children live in this household, their two sons, Patrick (32), and Edward (26), who both had the occupation of ‘Farmer’s Son,’ as well as their daughters Delia (24) and Kate (20). On the night of the census, there were two boarders in this residence, William Flaherty, aged 12, who was the head of household’s grandson. The second boarder was Patrick Byrne, the head of household’s nephew, aged 5. All except the youngest in the household were able to read and write, and all residents originated from County Galway. They lived together in a 2nd class house with a total of 8 outoffices. These are: a stable, coach house, cow house, calf house, piggery, foul house and 2 barns.
House 2 – Kealy – Martin Kealy was the head of the family in House 2. He was aged 79, and working as a farmer. He had been married to his wife Mary for 39 years, whom he had 6 children with. Living with them were their 3 children, their son Michael, aged 28, his daughter Julia, aged 26, and his stepson Pat, aged 45. All of the household could speak Irish and they were all born in County Galway. They lived in a private dwelling with stone-type walls, and a thatched-type roof, with 3 windows at the front. It had 4 out offices and was deemed a 2nd class house.
House 3 – Kelly – 6 people occupied this house, with John Kelly being the head of the family. He was aged 75, and employed as a farmer. He lived with his wife Mary, whom he had been married to for 43 years and had 11 children, 9 of whom were still alive at the time of the census. Of the 9 living children, 4 are listed on the census as living with them, 3 sons and 1 daughter. Their eldest son was named Patrick, aged 41, Michael, aged 39 and Martin, aged 33, who all had the occupation, ‘Farmer’s Son,’. Also living with them was Mary Kelly, aged 27 with no listed occupation. All of the household were able to read and write, and all were born in County Galway. They lived in a 2nd class house, which had 6 out offices, which were: 2 stables, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and a store.
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