Ardros/Ardrois/high point or wood 

Ardros lies in the northern part of the civil parish of Killallaghtan, barony of Kilconnell Co Galway.  It is bounded by Lavagh and Fahy.  It is also bounded by Ballanderry in the parish of Kilconnel and Killareeny and Gorrymore in the parish of Aughrim.  It lies 3 miles west of Aughrim and 1-mile south of Kilconnel.

O’Donovan’s Field Name Books give other spellings of this townland: Ard Ros, Ardruss, Ardrus, Ardres and Ardress.

Downs Survey Map gives no information on who owned this land in the 1600s.

Census 1901

There were 2 houses in Ardros in 1901.  There were 9 residents in total: 6 were male and 3 were female.  All occupants were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway.  The heads of the household were: Patrick Kelly and Thomas Egan.  The census taken on the 1^st of April 1901 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  Patrick Kelly’s house roof was made with slate, iron or tiles.  Thomas Egan’s house roof was made with perishable material.

Patrick Kelly (60) worked as a shepherd.  He was married to Mary (50).  She was recorded as a housekeeper.  They had 5 unmarried children.  Elizabeth (27) and Anne (20) were seamstresses.  Thomas (26) and Michael (18) were shepherds.  James (14) was a scholar.  The entire family could read, write and speak Irish and English.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms, 6 front windows and 4 outhouses.  Thomas Wade owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Egan (55) and his brother Michael (70) were unmarried farmers.  They could speak Irish and English.  Thomas could not read.  Michael could read and write.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 2 outhouses.  Thomas Egan owned the land the house was situated on.

Census 1911

There were 2 houses in Ardros in 1911.  There were 5 residents in total: 4 were male and 1 was female.  All residents were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway.  The heads of the household were: Mary Kelly and Thomas Egan.  The census taken on the 11^th of April 1911 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete. Mary Kelly’s house roof was made with slate, iron or tiles.  Thomas Egan’s roof was made with perishable material.

Mary Kelly (69) was a widow.  She had 3 unmarried sons.  Thomas (35) was recorded as a herd.  John (25) and James (23) were recorded as labourers.  Mary and Thomas could not read.  John and James could read and write.  James could speak English.  The rest of the family could speak Irish and English.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 1 stable.  Thos Hebbitt owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Egan (71) was an unmarried farmer.  He could not read.  He could speak Irish and English.  He lived in 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 3 front windows and 1 cow house.  Thos Egan owned the land the house was situated on.