Lurgan Little

Civil Parish of Killallaghtan

Author: Jo Kelly/Galway Rural Development (GRD)

Lurgan Little lies in the south east of the civil parish of Killallaghtan barony of Clonmacnowen/Clonmacnoon Co Galway. It is bounded by Lurragan Great, Cloonkeen West, Clonkeen East and Park townlands in this parish and by Ballyloogue in the parish of Killoran, all are in the said barony.

 

O’Donovan’s Field Name Books give other spellings of this townland: Lurragan Small, Lurgan and Little Lurgan.

 

Down Survey map show this townland under the name ‘Lurga’ was owned by Anthony Brabson, a protestant in 1641. It was owned by John Donnellan, a catholic in 1670. It states there were 54 plantation acres of unprofitable land, 106 plantation acres of profitable land and 106 plantation acres of forfeited land.

 

Census 1901

 

There were 4 houses in Lurgan Little in 1901. 1 house was uninhabited. The other 3 houses had 22 residents in total: 12 were male and 10 were female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The heads of the households were: Bridget Murray, Michael Darmody and William Cogivan. The census taken on the 16th of April 1901 show the houses were built as private dwellings. The walls were built with stone brick or concrete. The roofs were made with perishable material.

 

Bridget Murray (50) was a widow. She was a farmer. She had 10 children. Martin (24), Patrick (22), John (20), Edward (18), Mary A (16) and Margaret (14) were single. Peter (12), Bridget (11), Thomas (9) and Tessie (8) were scholars. Bridget (50) and Tessie could read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 3 rooms, 2 front windows and 7 outhouses. Bridget Murray owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Michael Darmody (24) was a farmer. His sister Mary A (26) was a housekeeper/household work. They were both single. Their cousin Mary A Jennings (9) was a scholar. All 3 occupants could read and write. They lived in a 2nd class house with 4 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses. Michael Darmody owned the land the house was situated on.

 

William Cogivan (60) was married to Bridget (48). They could speak Irish and English. Their daughter Mary (12) was a scholar. Their 4 sons: William (23), James (21), Thomas (17) and Patrick (14) were single. All 5 males worked as shepherds. William’s mother Mary (85) was a widow. She could read. William (60) 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. Bernard Jennings owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Census 1911

 

There were 4 houses in Lurgan Little in 1911. 1 house was uninhabited. It had 3 outhouses. It was owned by Kate Jennings. The other 3 houses had 14 occupants in total: 8 were male and 6 were female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The heads of the households were: Bridget Murray, William Darmody and William Cogavin. The census taken on the 11th of April 1911 show the houses were built as private dwellings. The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete. The roofs were made with perishable material.

 

Bridget Murray (62) was a widow. She had 7 unmarried children. Her son’s Martin (32), Patt (30), Edward (27), Peter (22) and Thomas (19) worked as farm labourers. There were no occupations recorded for her daughters Bridget (20) and Tessie (17). The entire 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 fowl house, 1 barn and 1 shed. Bridget Murray owned the land the house was situated on.

 

Michael Darmody (38) was a farmer. He could speak Irish and English. There was no occupation recorded for his sister Mary A (43). They were both single. They 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 cow house and 1 shed. Michael Darmody owned the land the house was situated on.

 

William Cogavin (70) was a farmer. He was married for 35 years to Bridget (59). They could speak Irish and English. They had 7 children with 7 living in 1911. Recorded were 2 unmarried children: Mary (22) and Thomas (26). Thomas was a farmer. William could 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 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed. Kate Jennings owned the land the house was situated on.

This page was added on 07/04/2023.

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