Cappataggle, Ceapaigh an tSeagail plot of the rye

Author: Jo Kelly/Galway Rural Development (GRD)

Cappataggle is situated in the civil parish of Killallaghtan barony of Kilconnell Co Galway.  It lies about 7 miles east of Loughrea and 4 miles southwest of Aughrim.  It is situated in a central part of the parish and is bounded by Doonaree, Gurtnahoon, Ballynaglogh, Gurtnahimris, Mountain, Tooree and Rooaun in the said barony and by Poulathalugga in the barony of Cloonmacnoon and in Aughrim parish by Cartronsheela in Kilconnel barony.

 

O’Donovan’s Field name Books give other spellings of this townland: Ceapa an tSeagail, Cappataggul, Cappantaggle, Cappashaggel and Cappategal.

 

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

 

Census 1901

 

There were 18 buildings/houses including a R.C Chapel in Cappataggle in 1901.  2 were uninhabited.  Joseph Fahy owned the land they were built on.  The other 16 houses had 67 residents in total: 38 were male and 29 were female.  All residents were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway except for Isaac Walsh.  He was born in Kings County.  The heads of the households were: Michael Burns, Patrick Campbell, Catherine Goode, Bridget Egan, Catherine Jennings, Catherine Garvey, Michael Jennings, Peter Campbell, William Kelly, Patrick Salmon, Bridget Barrett, Margaret Melody, Bridget Egan, John Burns, James Garvey and Joseph Fahy.  The census taken on the 4th of April 1901 show the houses were built as private dwellings with William Kelly’s house hosting a post office and Patrick Salmon’s house hosting a public house.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  Michael Jennings’s, James Garvey’s and Joseph Fahy’s house roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.  The other house roofs were made with perishable material.

 

John Burns (40) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Bridget (40).  They could speak Irish and English.  They had 5 children: Mary (13), Martin (10), Michael (7), Patrick (2) and James (2 months).  Laurence Regan (50) was married.  He was recorded as a domestic servant.  Laurence, James and Patrick could not read.  Michael 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 6 outhouses.  Michael Burns owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Patrick Campbell (75) was married to Bridget (70).  They could speak Irish and English.  Their son Patrick (31) was married to Dora (31).  They had 3 children: John James (3), Michael John (2) and Margaret M (8 months).  John Riordon (18) was single.  He was recorded as a farm servant.  Both Patricks were farmers.  The 3 children and Patrick (75) could not read.  The rest of the household could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms, 5 front windows and 6 outhouses.  Patrick Campbell owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Catherine Goode (50) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  She could speak Irish and English.  She had 4 children.  Darby (19), Mary (16) and Kate (14) were single.  Patrick (29) was married to Margaret (25).  Catherine could not read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms, 4 front windows and 3 outhouses.  Catherine Goode owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Bridget Egan (65) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  She could speak Irish and English.  Her children: Thomas (28), Mary (23) and Patrick (22) were single.  Mary was a dressmaker.  Bridget could not read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses.  Bridget Egan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Catherine Jennings (69) was a widow.  Her son Michael (45) was a widower.  They could speak Irish and English.  Catherine had 5 grandchildren. Gilbert (19) and Kate (17) were single.  Annie (13), Thomas (7) and Martin (5) were scholars.  Michael could not read.  Catherine, Thomas and Martin could read only.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 6 front windows and 2 outhouses.  Catherine Jennings owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Catherine Garvey (45) was a widow. She was a farmer. She had 4 children. Mary (17) and James (15) were single. Kate (12) and Laurence (10) were scholars. The entire family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 4 front windows and 3 outhouses. Catherine Garvey owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Michael Jennings (35) worked as a shepherd. He was married to Mary (30). They could speak Irish and English. They had 7 children. John (11), Margaret (9) and Kate (7) were scholars. Mariann (5) Patrick (4), Michael (2) and Delia (1 month) could not read. Michael (35) could not read. Kate could read only. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms, 6 front windows and 7 outhouses. Patrick J Davy owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Peter Campbell (80) was a widower.  He was a farmer.  He could speak Irish and English. His children: Michael (32) and Hanoria (26) were single.  They could read and write.  Peter could not read.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms, 5 front windows and 7 outhouses.  Peter Campbell owned the land the house was situated on.

 

William Kelly (78) was a sub postmaster.  He was married to Ellen (64).  They could speak Irish and English.  They had 3 unmarried children: John (45), Laurence (42) and Kate (30).  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms, 5 front windows and 8 outhouses.  William Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Patrick Salmon (54) was a married man.  He was a farmer and publican.  His mother in law Bridget (70) was a widow.  She was recorded as a boarder.  His sister in law Delia (25) was a housekeeper.  His brother in law Patrick (22) was a farm labourer.  Isaac Walsh (50) was a farm servant.  He was born in Kings County.  Thomas Kelly (19) was a shop assistant.  All 4 said workers were single.  Patrick and Bridget could speak Irish and English.  Bridget could read only.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 1st class house with 5 rooms, 8 front windows and 11 outhouses.  Patrick Salmon owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Bridget Barrett (52) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  She could speak Irish and English.  Her children: Ann (15) and Patrick (13) were scholars.  They could read and write.  Bridget could not read.  They lived in a 3rd class house with 3 rooms, 2 front windows and 2 outhouses.  Bridget Barrett owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Margaret Melody (52) was a widow.  Her children: Bridget (16) and John (11) were scholars.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 4 front windows and 3 outhouses.  Margaret Melody owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Bridget Egan (35) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  She had 3 children.  Michael (14) was single.  Mary (10) and James (6) were scholars.  Bridget’s brother John Smyth (42) was a car driver.  He was single.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 4 front windows and 5 outhouses.  Bridget Egan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

John Burns (40) was a carpenter.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Sabina (30).  They could speak Irish and English.  They had 6 children.  James (14), Patrick (13), Mariann (12), Sarah (10) and Thomas (5) were scholars.  Michael (1) could not read.  Thomas 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 5 outhouses.  John Burns owned the land the house was situated on.

 

James Garvey (56) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Bridget (40).  They had 5 children.  Kate (13), Patt (10), Margaret (7) and Bridget (4) were scholars.  James (1) could not read.  Bridget could read only.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 4 front windows and 3 outhouses.  James Garvey owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Joseph Fahey (50) was a parish priest.  John Donlon (17) was a servant.  Mary Tully (24) was a housekeeper.  All 3 were single.  They could read and write.  They lived in a 1st class house with 6 rooms, 11 front windows and 9 outhouses.  Joseph Fahy owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Census 1911

 

There were 21 houses in Cappataggle in 1911.  House number 21 was uninhabited. The family from house number 18 were absent on the night and are entered elsewhere. Number 19 was a R C Church and number 20 was a National School. There were 97 residents living there in total: 57 were male and 40 were female.  All residents were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway.  The heads of the households were: Patrick Salmon, Ellen Kelly, James Garvey, John Byrnes, Patrick Campbell, Michael Byrnes, Bridget Barrett, Maria Connaughton, Patrick Goode, Thomas Egan, Catherine Garvey, Michael Jennings, Bridget Egan, William McDonnell, Rev Joseph Fahey, Michael Campbell, Michael Jennings and Lawrence Ward.  The census taken on the 3rd of April 1911 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  Patrick Salmon’s, James Garvey’s, Maria Connaughton’s, William’s McDonnell’s, Rev Joseph Fahy’s and Michael Jennings house roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.  The other house roofs were made with perishable material.

 

Patrick Salmon (65) was a married man.  He was a publican and farmer.  His brother in law Patrick (45) was a farm labourer.  His sister in law Delia (47) was a housekeeper.  Thomas Keely (26) was a shop assistant.  All 3 workers were single.  The entire household could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 7 rooms and 5 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 2 cow houses and 1 shed.  Pat Salmon owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Ellen Kelly (73) was a widow.  She could speak Irish and English.  She had been married for 48 years.  She had 8 children with 7 living in 1911.  Her children: John (49), Lawrence (47) and Catherine (40) were single.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 2 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 3 outhouses: 1 calf house, 1 fowl house and 1 barn.  Ellen Kelly owned the land the house was situated on.

 

James Garvey (71) was a farmer.  He was married for 26 years to Bridget (49).  They had 7 children with 6 living in 1911.  Recorded were 5 children.  Patrick (20) and Maggie (17) were single.  Bridget (14), James (11) and Laurence (6) were scholars.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 2 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 shed.  Jas Garvey owned the land the house was situated on.

 

John Byrnes (51) was a widower.  He was a farmer and carpenter.  He had 6 unmarried children.  James (23) was recorded as a farm labourer.  Patrick (22) was a carpenter.  There were no occupations recorded for Mary Anne (20) and Sarah (18).  Thomas (12) and Michael (9) 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 2 outhouses: 1 stable and 1 shed.  John Byrnes owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Patrick Campbell (41) was a farmer.  He was married for 14 years to Doro (41).  They had 6 children with 6 living in 1911.  John J (13) was recorded as a farmer’s son.  Michael J (12), Margaret M (10), Delia Anne (8), Patrick J (5) and Mary Dora (2) were scholars.  Patrick’s mother Bridget (80) was a widow.  She could speak Irish and English.  Timothy Moran (30) was a farm labourer.  Dora Dolan (19) was a visitor.  They were both single.  Patrick J and Mary Dora could not read.  The rest of the household could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 4 front windows.  There were 8 outhouses: 3 stables, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 barn and 1 shed.  Patrick Campbell owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Michael Byrnes (53) was a farmer.  He was married for 24 years to Bridget (51).  She could speak Irish and English.  They had 5 children with 5 living in 1911.  Mary (23), Martin (21) and Michael (18) were single.  Patrick (14) and James (11) were scholars.  Michael (53) could not read.  Bridget could read only.  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 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed.  Michael Byrnes owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Bridget Barrett (60) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  She could speak Irish and English.  She could not read.  She was married for 17 years.  She had 4 children with 1 living in 1911.  She lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 1 stable.  Bridget Barrett owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Maria Connaughton (55) and her sister Bridget (50) were farmers.  They were both single.  They could read, write and speak English.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms, 5 front windows and 3 stables.  Maria Connaughton owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Catherine Goode (68) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  She had been married for 25 years. She had 9 children with 8 living in 1911.  Her son Patrick (41) was married for 10 years to Margaret (38).  They had 7 children with 6 living in 1911.  Thomas (9), Michael (7), John (5), Patrick (3), James (2) and William (1) were scholars.  Patrick (41), Margaret, Thomas and Michael could read and write.  The rest of the family could not read.  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.  Pat Goode owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Thomas Egan (42) was a farmer.  He was married for 5 years to Catherine (36).  They could read and write.  Their son Bernard J (3) was a scholar.  He could not read.  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.  Thos Egan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Catherine Garvey (65) was a widow.  Her children: James (25), Katie (22) and Laurence (20) were single. Catherine, James and Laurence were farmers.  The entire family could read, write and speak English.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 6 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house and 1 barn.  Catherine Garvey owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Michael Jennings (60) was a farmer.  He was married for 22 years to Mary (50).  They could not read.  They had 7 children with 7 living in 1911.  Margaret (19), Catherine (17), Mary Anne (15), Patrick (15) and Michael (13) were single.  Delia (10) and Edward (8) were scholars.  They could read and write.  Margaret was recorded as a seamstress.  The family lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 4 front windows.  There were 6 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery and 1 foul house.  Michael Jennings owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Bridget Egan (47) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  Her children: Michael (24), Mary (20), Martin (18) and James (16) were single.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 3rd class house with 3 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 barn.  Bridget Egan owned the land the house was situated on.

 

William McDonnell (45) worked as a farm labourer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Catherine (45).  They could read and write.  William’s brother Thomas (40) was single.  He was recorded as a farm labourer.  He could not read.  The family lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 shed.  W McDonnell owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Rev Joseph Fahy (60) was a catholic clergyman.  John Donnellan (26) and Mary Tully (30) were recorded as domestic servants.  All 3 occupants were single.  They could read and write.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 7 rooms and 4 front windows.  There were 6 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 coach house, 2 cow houses, 1 fowl house and 1 barn.  Rev Joseph Fahy owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Michael Campbell (56) was a farmer.  He was single.  Lodger Margaret Jennings (74) was a widow.  She was recorded as a farm labourer.  Honoria Egan (40) was married for 5 years.  Her children Kathleen (4) and Peter F (2) were scholars.  Michael and Honoria could read and write.  The rest of the family could not read.  They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 barn.  Michael Campbell owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Michael Jennings (53) was a farmer.  He was a widower.  His mother Catherine (85) was a widow.  She could speak Irish and English.  They could not read.  Michael’s sons Thomas (18) and Martin (15) were single.  They could read and write.  The family lived in a 2nd class house with 5 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 6 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house and 1 shed.  Michl Jennings owned the land the house was situated on.

 

House number18 had 3 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 8 outhouses: 3 stables, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 shed and 2 stores.  Edward Rothwell [sic] owned the land the house was situated on.

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