Ballynaclogh Baile na Cloiche stonetown

Ballynaclogh is situated in an eastern part of the civil parish of Killallaghtan barony of Kilconnell Co Galway.  It is bounded in the said barony by Stahaanbeg, Gurtnahimrisson, Cappataggul, Gurtnahoon, Ballymabilla, Ballanful, Hazelfort and Newcastle townlands in the said parish and by Newcastle and Oatfield in the parish of Aughrim.

O’Donovan’s Field Name Books give other spellings of this townland: Baile na gclock, Ballinaghloghy and Ballynacloithy.

Down Survey map gives no information on who owned this land in the 1600s.

Census 1901

There were 6 houses in Ballymaclogh in 1901.  There were 40 residents in total: 21 were male and 19 were female.  All residents were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway except for William Riddler.  He was born in Co Sligo.  The heads of the households were: Patrick Manning, William Riddler, John Clarke, John Connolly, Mary McDonnell and Anne Treacy.  The census taken on the 8^th of April 1901 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  John Clark’s, John Connelly’s and Anne Treacy’s house roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.  The other 3 roofs were made with perishable material.

Patrick Manning (80) was a herd.  He was a widower.  He could speak Irish and English.  His son Martin (40) was married to Bridget (40).  They had 3 children: Mary (7), Delia (4) and Patrick (1).  Michael Manning (22) was single.  He was recorded as a farm servant.  Patrick (80), Martin and Michael could read.  Bridget could read and write.  The rest of the family could not read or write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 6 outhouses. J J Davy owned the land the house was situated on.

William Riddler (35) was single.  He was born in Co Sligo.  He worked as an agricultural labourer.  He could not read or write.  He lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were no outhouses recorded.  John Clarke owned the land the house was situated on.

John Clarke (50) was a farmer and road-contractor.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Margaret (38).  They had 8 children.  Charles (17) and Annie (15) were single.  Thomas (13), John (9) and Patrick (7) were scholars.  Mary Kate (5), Winifred (2) and Noria (2 months) could not read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms, 5 front windows and 5 outhouses.  John Clarke owned the land the house was situated on.

John Connolly (55) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Maria (44).  They had 10 children.  John (21), Martin (16) and Delin (15) were single.  Margaret (13), William (12) Sarah (10), Terisa (8) and Lizzie (6) were scholars.  Patrick (4) and Winifred (2) could not read or write.  Lizzie could read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms, 2 front windows and 6 outhouses.  John Connolly owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary McDonnell (69) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  Her daughter Norah (38) was a dressmaker.  Her son Patrick (37) was a farmer.  Her brother John Keane (59) was a farmer.  All 3 were single.  Mary could read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  Mary and John could speak Irish and English.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 4 front windows and 3 outhouses.  Mary McDonnell owned the land the house was situated on.

Anne Treacy (53) was a widow.  She could speak Irish and English.  She had 5 unmarried children.  John (26), Patrick (24) and Dan (16) were recorded as agricultural labourers.  Mary Anne (15) and Laurance (12) were scholars.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 1^st class house with 5 rooms and 7 front windows.  There were no outhouses recorded.  J J Davy owned the land the house was situated on.

Census 1911

There were 6 houses in Ballynaclogh in 1911.  There were 27 residents in total: 15 were male and 12 were female.  All occupants were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway except for Delia Nora McDonnell and William Riddler. Delia Nora was born in Co Cork.  William was born in Co Sligo.  The heads of the households were: Patrick McDonnell, Anne Treacy, John Connolly, John Clarke, William Riddler and Martin Mannion.  The census taken on the 5^th of April 1911 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  William Riddler’ and Martin Mannion’s house roofs were made with perishable material.  The rest of the house roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.

Patrick McDonnell (46) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his sister Hanoria (48).  They were both single.  Their niece Delia Nora (11) was a scholar.  She was born in Co Cork.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms and 5 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 barn and 1 shed.  Patrick McDonnell owned the land the house was situated on.

Mrs Anne Treacy (71) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  She could speak Irish and English.  She had 4 unmarried children.  There was no occupation recorded for her daughter M Anne (22).  Her sons John (35), Daniel (25) and Lawrence (20) were recorded as farm labourers.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 1^st class house with 6 rooms and 7 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed.  Anne Treacy owned the land the house was situated on.

John Connolly (70) was married.  He was a farmer.  His daughter Sarah (20) was single.  His son Patrick (14) was a scholar.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 5 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed.  John Connolly owned the land the house was situated on.

John Clarke (59) was a widower.  He was a farmer.  He had 8 unmarried children.  Charles (27) and Thomas (23) worked as building contractors.  Annie (25), John (19) and Patrick (17) had no occupations recorded for them.  Mary Kate (14), Winifred (12) and Nora (10) were scholars.  John Grehan (47) was single.  He was recorded as a labourer.  He could read only.  The rest of the household could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 5 rooms and 5 front windows.  There were 9 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 barn, 1 work shop and 1 shed.  John Clarke owned the land the house was situated on.

William Riddler (67) was single.  He was born in Co Sligo.  He worked as a labourer.  He could read and write.  He lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were no outhouses recorded.  John Clarke owned the land the house was situated on.

Martin Mannion (50) worked as a shepherd.  He was married for 17 years to Bridget (48).  They had 3 children with 3 living in 1911.  Mary (16) was single.  Delia (14) and Patrick (11) were scholars.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed.  John Clarke owned the land the house was situated on.