Killeanmwinterlaan south

Civil Parish of Kilcolgan

Joseph Ennis |University of Galway |Galway County Heritage Office

https://www.townlands.ie/galway/dunkellin/kilcolgan/drumacoo/killeenmunterland-south/

Situation:

The standard name for the townland was Killeanmwinterlaan south with the Irish name was Cillin Mhuintir Leadhain. The townland was at the west of the parish. It was bounded on the north by Killeanmwinterlaan North, by Newtown Kilcolgan and Caherpeak west on the east, Culdooish on the south and Drumacoo parish on the west.

Description:

Survey letter.

There is no description of the land given.

Down survey

There is no information on the townland available.

Griffith valuation

Map reference one is Michael Cosgrave. This was the land which was one acre and twelve perches. This was worth ten shillings. The landlord was Christopher St. George.

Map reference two is James Grady. The land was two roods and was worth five shillings, the landlord was the same as before.

Map reference three is Malachy Grady. The land was two acres, three roods and seven perches. This was worth fifteen shillings and the landlord was the same as before.

Map reference four is Richard Sheehan. The land was twenty three acres, two roods and two perches. The land was worth seven pounds and the landlord was the same as before.

Map reference five was Henry Conway. The land was four acres and ten perches. The land was worth one pounds and fifteen shillings and the landlord was the same as before.

Map reference six was Peter Healy. The land was nine acres, one rood and twenty two perches. This was worth four pounds and the landlord was the same as before.

Map reference seven was Patrick Quinn. This was the house and land which was nine acres, three roods and twenty seven perches. This was worth three pounds and the landlord was the same as before.

Map reference eight was Christopher St. George. This was the land which was nine acres and twenty two perches. This was worth three pounds and he owned the land.

Map reference nine was Thomas M. Persse. The land was seventy two acres, two roods and thirty four perches. This was worth ten pounds and was owned by Christopher St. George.

Map reference ten was Patrick Moran. This was the house, office and land which was seventeen acres, one rood and seven perches. This was worth ten pounds and the landlord was the same as before.

 

1901 census

There were two households in the region in 1901 with around four individual’s total. All were roman catholic and were born in Galway. Both households were built as private dwellings with stone or brick walls, wood or thatch rooves and house one being a second class dwelling and house two a third class one. The head of house one owned the land but the landholder for house two was owned by someone else. There are three farmhouses with house one having a cow house and a piggery and house two having a piggery.

Martin Quinn (73) is the head of family of house one who lives with his wife Mary (60) and son Michael (27). They all work as farmer’s or farmer’s son and can all read and write. They can also speak Irish and English.

Mary Tierney (35) was the head of family of house two and she was unmarried. She worked as a general housekeeper. She could read and speak Irish and English.

1911 census

In 1911 there was only one household with seven individuals. All of them being roman catholic and all but one being born in Galway. Della Clarke was born in Cork. The house has the same properties as 1901 and they had two farmhouses with one piggery and one barn.

Martin Quinn (84) was the head of family of house one in 1911. He lived with his wife Mary (72) and his son Michael (40). He also lived with his extended family and someone unrelated. His daughter in law Sarah (40) and his grandchildren Stephen (6) and William (4). A woman named Della Teresa Clarke (22) was a boarder living with the family at the teach. Martin and Michael worked as a farmer and the grandkids were scholars. Della worked as a teacher. Martin, Michael, Sarah and Della could read and write. Mary, Stephen and Willian could only read. Everyone could speak Irish and English.

This page was added on 29/03/2024.

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