Caherpeak East

Caherpeak East

Caherpeak East is a townland, located in the civil parish of Kilcolgan, and the Barony of Dunkellin.

The standard name for this townland is Caherpeak east, with the Irish form of the name being Cathuir peice or peuc, which translates to ‘stone fort of the stakes’. Other forms of the name include Cahirpeak, in the County Book and Caherpake, when referring to the High Constable of the Barony.

The proprietor for this townland was A.F. St George, and the Agent was J. O’Hara. The townland was held by 33 tenants, with some having leases. The rent was between 12 shillings to 16 shillings and 6 pence per acre. The houses were made of stone, some without mortar and in bad repair.

Caherpeak East is situated North of the parish, being bounded on the north by the parish of Killeely, on the east by Kiltearnan, on the south by Kiltearnan East and West and on the Westby Caherpeak West.

Griffith’s Valuation

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 300 Acres, 1 Rood and 34 Perches.

In this townland, there were 8 different landholdings, and the total land value at the time would have been £140.5s.0d

The currency measures at the time was in the form of Pounds, Shillings, Pence (£.s.d)

Plot 1 and 2 were both owned by the tenant Owen Mullen, and rented to him by Christopher St George, making up the majority of the land, measuring at 295 Acres, 3 Reeds and 22 Perches, and came to the value of £118.0s.0d

1. Owen Mullen – Herd’s house, offices and land – £101.0s.0d
2. Owen Mullen – Land – £17.0s.0d
3. James Murphy – A house, offices and land – £6.10s.0d
4. Winifred Mitchell – A house and land – £1.5s.0d
5. Walter Costelloe – A house, office and land – £6.5s.0d
6. John Donohoe – Land – £2.0s.0d

Plot 7 was split into 2 subdivisions, with Bridget Donohoe renting out the second subdivision to a lessor, John Donohoe.

7a. Bridget Donohoe – A house and land – £4.0s.0d

7b. John Donohoe –  A house and small garden – £0.5s.0d

8. Patrick Kinneen – Land – £2.0s.0d

Residents

1901 Census

The 1901 census indicates that there were 6 households in Caherpeak East, 1 of which was uninhabited. They housed a population of 17 people, made up of 8 males and 9 females. All of the residents were Roman Catholic. A total of 9 out offices were also recorded.

House 1 – Donohoe – There were 4 people living in this house. Michael Donohoe was the head of the family, aged 44 and working as a shoemaker. He was married and living with his wife, Maggie, (34), as well as his brother and mother. His brother was named Martin Donohoe, he was aged 48 and also working as a shoemaker.  His mother was Mary Donohoe, a 94 year old widow. All of the household were born in County Galway, and they were all able to speak Irish and English. They all lived together in a private dwelling, which also had 2 out offices, which were: a cow house and a piggery. Their house was deemed 3^rd class on the census, and they occupied 3 rooms.

House 2 – Donohoe – 2 people were living in this household. Michael Donohoe was the head of the family, a 40 year old farmer. He was married and living with his wife Marget, who was aged 34. She was able to read, whilst Michael could read and write. Both were born in County Galway, and spoke Irish and English. They lived in a 3^rd class house together, which had 1 out office attached, which was a cow house. They occupied two rooms in their house.

House 3 was unoccupied in the townland, and the landholder for the property was John Burke.

House 4 – Brennan – Martin Brennan was the sole occupant of this household. He was 60 years old and working as a herd. He wasn’t able to read or write, but could speak Irish and English. He lived in a house which had 1 recorded out office: a shed. His house had no front windows, and was deemed a 4^th class house.

House 5 – Costello – There were 5 people living in this house. Michael Costello was the head of the family, a 65 year old farmer. He was married to his wife Catherine, who was 60 years old. They had three children, a son and two daughters. Their son was named Patk, and was 32 years old, employed as the Farmer’s Son. Their two daughters were Mary (30) and Catherine Costello (26), both listed as the Farmer’s Daughters. All of the family were able to read and write, as well as speaking Irish and English. They lived in a private dwelling with 2 out offices: a cow house and a piggery. Their house had 2 front windows, and was deemed to be 3^rd class.

House 6 – Loughnane – There were 5 people living in the 6^th house in the townland. Thomas Loughnane was the head of the family, a 40 year old farmer originally from County Clare. He was married to his wife Bridget (42), and they had 3 children, a son and two daughters who lived with them. Their son was named John Joseph, aged 14 and listed on the census as the Farmer’s Son. Their two daughters were Mary Kate (12) and Bridget, (8), both of whom were scholars. Everyone in the family was able to read and write, as well as speaking both Irish and English. They all lived together in a 3^rd class house, which had 2 out offices. The family occupied 3 rooms.

1911 Census

House 1 – O’Donohue – There were 3 people occupying this house on the night of the census. Michael O’Donohue was the head of the family, and was a 57 year old boat maker. He had been married to his wife Maggie (43) for 19 years, and they had no children together. They lived in this private dwelling together, with Martin O’Donohue, the head of family’s brother, who was also listed on the census as a boat maker. All of the family was able to read and write, as well as speaking Irish and English. They lived together in a private dwelling with 3 out offices, which were listed as: a stable, a cow house and a barn. Their house was deemed 2^nd class.

House 2 – Donohue – Michael Donohue was the head of the 2^nd household. He was 51 year old and working as a farmer. He was married to his 46-year-old wife Margaret Donohue, and had been for 24 years. They had 10 children born alive, none of whom were still living. The couple both spoke Irish and English, but only the head of the family could read and write. Their house had 2 out offices, which were: a fowl house and a barn. The couple occupied 2 rooms and it was deemed a 3^rd class house.

House 3 – Brennan – Martin Brennan was the sole occupant of this household. He was 72 years old, born in County Galway and employed as a herd. Martin was unable to read, but could speak Irish and English. His house had 4 out offices, which included 3 stables and a barn. He occupied 4 rooms in the house, which was deemed 2^nd class.

House 4 – Sheehan – 4 people occupied this house. Malachy Sheehan was the head of the family, a 60 year old farmer. He lived with his wife, her father and sister. His wife was named Mary (40), and they had been married for 5 years at the time of the census. Mary’s sister was named Kate Costello, who was 43 years old with no listed occupation. Their father was 78 year old Michael Costello, who was a retired farmer. All of the family could read and write, and they all spoke Irish and English.

House 5 – Loughanne – Thomas Loughanne was the head of this family, aged 54 and employed as a farmer. He lived with his wife, children and their servant. His wife’s name was Bridget, who was aged 54. They had been married for 25 years, with the couple having 3 children, all of whom lived with them. Their eldest child was John Joseph, who was aged 23 and listed as the farmer’s son. Their two daughters were 21 year old Mary Kate and Bridget (18). Living with them was James Quinn, a 24 year old farm servant from County Galway. All of the household were able to speak Irish and English, as well as being able to read and write, except for the head of the family, who could only read. Their house had 5 out offices, which were 2 stables, a cow house, a calf house and a barn. It was deemed 2^nd class on the census.

House 6 – Linnane – On the night of the census, 4 people were living in this house. Martin Linnane was the head of the family, with Martin Linnane being known as the head of the family. He was 34 years old, and working as a farmer. He had been married to his wife, 27 year old Celia Linnane for 2 years, and they had 2 children, both of whom were still living. Their daughter was 1 year old Mary and their son was 2 months old, named Patrick. Both adults in the house could read and write, as well as speaking Irish and English. There were 2 recorded out offices, a stable and a cow house. They lived in a private dwelling, which was deemed 2^nd class.