Ballymabilla is situated in the western side of the civil parish of Killallaghtan barony of Kilconnell Co Galway. It is bounded by Killaghmore, Killaghbeg, Ballanful, Ballynaglogh, Gurtnahoon, Toormore and Eastwell townland in the said barony in this parish. It is bounded by Glanaskehy in the parish of Kilreekil barony of Athenry and by Turkeyland and Ashbrook in the parish of Killaan in the barony of Kilconnel. It lies about 4 miles west of Kilconnel.
O’Donovan’s Field Name Books give other spellings of this townland: Baile Magh Bile, Baile Maibhle and Ballevabillie.
Down Survey map give no information on who owned this townland in the 1600s.
There were 11 houses in Ballymabella in 1901. There were 73 residents in total: 35 were male and 38 were female. All occupants were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway except for John Dolan (50). He was born in Co Roscommon. The heads of the households were: Martin Hynes, Michael Regan, William Treacy, John Dolan, Thomas Martin, Harry Dillan, Michael Dooley, Catherine Martin, Thomas Twohy, Michael Kelly and John Dolan. The census taken on the 9th of April 1901 show the houses were built as private dwellings. John Dolan/Walter S Taylor’s house walls were built with perishable material. The other 10 house walls were built with stone, brick or concrete. Michael Regan’s and William Treacy’s house roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles. The other 9 house roofs were made with perishable material.
Martin Hynes (42) was a farmer. He was married to Mary (30). They had 4 children. Patrick (12) and Mary Anne (9) were scholars. Michael was 2 years old and Julie was 6 months old. Patrick and Mary Anne could read and write. The rest of the family could not read. They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 outhouse. Martin Hynes owned the land the house was situated on.
Michael Regan (45) was a shepherd. He could speak Irish and English. He was married to Sarah (32). They had 5 children. Thomas (11), Mary (10), Sarah (8) and Michael (5) were scholars. Annie was 3 years old. Michael and Annie could not read. Michael (45) and Sarah (8) could read only. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. Walter Taylor owned the land the house was situated on.
William Treacy (48) was a farmer. He could speak Irish and English. He was married to Annie (49). Their son William (29) was married. His sister in law Mary Ann (29) was married. His niece Eliza (11) could not read. William (48) could read only. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms, 4 front window and 8 outhouses. William Treacy owned the land the house was situated on.
John Dolan (30) was a farmer. He was married to Bridget (24). His mother Mary (62) was a widow. They could speak Irish and English. He had 2 daughters: Mary (2) and Sarah (7 months). The family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 6 outhouses. John Dolan owned the land the house was situated on.
Thomas Martin (45) was single. He could speak Irish and English. His brother Michael (35) was married to Mary (32). They had 6 children. Catherine (11), Ellen (9) and Bridget (7) were scholars. Mary was 5 years old. John was 3 years old and Agnes was 2 years old. Mary (32), Catherine and Ellen could read and write. The rest of the family could not read. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. Thomas Martin owned the land the house was situated on.
Henry Dillon (53) was a farmer. He was married to Mary (38). His father Thomas (75) was a widower. All 3 said occupants could speak Irish and English. Henry and Mary had 7 children. Michael (20) was single. He worked as an agricultural labourer. Sarah was 13 years old. Maria (11), Catherine (9) and Michael (6) were scholars. Patrick was 5 years old and Thomas was 1-year-old. Henry, Michael, Patrick and Thomas (1) could not read. Thomas (75) could read only. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses. Henry Dillon owned the land the house was situated on.
Michael Dooley (46) was a farmer. He was married to Bridget (45). They could speak Irish and English. They had 5 unmarried children. Michael (20) worked as an agricultural labourer. Patrick (18), Mary Anne (16) and John (12) had no occupations recorded. Martin (9) was a scholar. Michael (46) and Bridget could read only. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. Michael Dooley owned the land the house was situated on.
Catherine Martin (44) was a widow. She was a farmer. She had 4 children. Michael (13), John (11), Patrick (10) and Mary (8) were scholars. Visitor Michael Kelly (28) was married to Ellen (20). Their daughter Mary A was 2 years old. Catherine and Mary A could not read. The rest of the household could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 2 outhouses. Catherine Martin owned the land the house was situated on.
Thomas Toohey (67) was a farmer. He was married to Bridget (56). They could speak Irish and English. Their niece Maria B Bowes was single. All 3 occupants could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses. Thomas Twohy owned the land the house was situated on.
Michael Kelly (54) was a farmer. He could speak Irish and English. He was married to Bridget (34). They had 7 children. Mary Ann (17) and Patrick (16) were single. Michael (14), Thomas (13), Delia (11) and Joseph (9) were scholars. Agnes (3) could not read. Michael (54) could read only. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 8 outhouses. Michael Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.
John Dolan (50) was a widower. He was born in Co Roscommon. He worked as an agricultural labourer. He had 2 sons: Patrick (12) and Michael (11). The entire family could read only. John and Patrick could speak Irish and English. They lived in a 4th class house with 1 room and 1 front window. There were no outhouses recorded for this house. Walter S Taylor owned the land the house was situated on.
There were 11 houses in Ballymabella in 1911. There were 71 residents in total: 34 were male and 37 were female. All occupants were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The heads of the households were: William Treacy, John Dolan, Thomas Dillon, Michael Dooley, Michael Martin, Michael Kelly, Thomas Gerrity, Martin Hynes, Thomas Dolan, Patrick Flaherty and Michael Regan. The census taken on the 5th of April 1911 show the houses were built as private dwellings. The house walls were built with stone, brick or concrete. Michael Regan’s, William Treacy’s, Patrick Flaherty and Thomas Dolan’s house roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles. The other 7 house roofs were made with perishable material.
William Treacy (68) was a retired farmer. He could speak Irish and English. He was married for 40 years to Ann (70). Their son William (38) was married for 12 years to Mary Ann (37). They had 6 children with 6 living in 1911. Helena (10), Marta (9), William (8), and Annie (6) were scholars. Walter (4) and Daniel (1) could not read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 8 rooms and 4 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 fowl house, 1 barn and 1 shed. William Treacy owned the land the house was situated on.
John Dolan (45) was a farmer. He was married for 13 years to Bridget (32). They had 8 children with 7 living in 1911. Doro (10) and Annie (8) were scholars. Agnes (6), Alice (5), John (3) and Teresa (1 month) could not read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 6 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 barn and 1 shed. John Dolan owned the land the house was situated on.
Thomas Dillon (84) was a widower. His son Harry (55) was a farmer. Harry was married for 23 years to Mary (51). The said 3 adults could speak Irish and English. Harry and Mary had 6 children with 6 living in 1911. Recorded were 4 children. Katie (18) and Michael (15) were single. Patrick (13) and Thomas (11) were scholars. The entire family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 barn and 1 shed. Harry Dillon owned the land the house was situated on.
Michael Dooley (55) was a farmer. He was married for 30 years to Bridget (50). They had 6 children with 6 living in 1911. Michael (28), Patrick (26), MaryAnn (23), John (22) and Martin (19) were single. Their granddaughter Mary (12) was a scholar. Bridget could read. The rest of the family could read and write. Both Michaels, Bridget and Patrick could speak Irish and English. The family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 barn and 1 shed. Michael Dooley owned the land the house was situated on.
Michael Martin (47) was a farmer. He was married for 21 years to Mary (48). They had 11 children with 9 living in 1911. Ellen (17) was single. Mary (15), John (12), Agnes (10) and Thomas (8) were scholars. Margaret (6) and Patrick (3) could not read. Michael’s brother Thomas (61) was single. He could speak Irish and English. He was an agricultural labourer. Michael and his brother could not read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 4 outhouses: 1 cow house, 1 barn and 2 sheds. Michael Martin owned the land the house was situated on.
Michael Kelly (70) was a farmer. He could speak Irish and English. He was married for 27 years to Bridget (48). They had 9 children with 9 living in 1911. Their children Patrick (26), Mary A (25) and Michael (23) were single. Michael (70) could read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house and 1 shed. Michael Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.
Thomas Gerrity (39) was a farmer. He was married for 9 years to Maria (45). They had 4 children with 4 living in 1911. Annie (8) and Mary (6) were scholars. Ellen was 5 years old and Michael was 3 years old. Visitor Bridget Tuohy (68) was a widow. She could speak Irish and English. Mary (5), Ellen and Michael could not read. The rest of the household could read and write. The family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 shed. Thomas Gerrity owned the land the house was situated on.
Martin Hynes (55) was a farmer. He was married for 14 years to Mary (40). They had 4 unmarried children. Maryanne (18) was a general domestic servant. Michael (12), Julia (9) and Agnes (6) were scholars. Martin and Maryanne could not read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 3rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 2 sheds. Martin Hynes owned the land the house was situated on.
Thomas Dolan (40) was an agricultural labourer. He and his sister Maria (46) were single. Lodger Mary Finnerty (74) was a widow. The entire household could not read. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 1 piggery. Thomas Dolan owned the land the house was situated on.
Patrick Flaherty (38) was single. He was an agricultural labourer. He could read, write and speak Irish and English. He lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 1 piggery. Patrick Flaherty owned the land the house was situated on.
Michael Regan (65) was married for 21 years to Sarah (60). He could speak Irish and English. Recorded were 4 unmarried children. Michael and his sons: Thomas: (20) and Michael (16) were shepherds. Mary was (18) years old. Annie (14) was a scholar. The entire family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 2 front windows. There were 7 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 barn and 1 shed. Frank S Taylor owned the land the house was situated on.
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