Slihaun More, An Sleachan Mor way or pass (big)

Slihaun More lies at an eastern boundary of the civil parish of Killallaghtan barony of Kilconnell Co Galway.  It is bounded by Mountain and Stahaanbeg in the said barony and the said parish and by Poulathlugga in Cloonmacnoon barony and by Oatfield townland in the barony of Kilconnell in Aughrim parish.

O’Donovan’s Field Name Books give other spellings of this townland: Slithean Mor, Slahaanmore, Shellaghaghan and Shillaghan.

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

Census 1901

There were 8 houses in Slihaun More in 1901.  There were 26 residents in total: 13 were male and 13 were female.  All residents were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway.  The heads of the households were: Patrick Finn, Michael Colohan, Malachy Lally Mary Lenehan Pat Lenehan, William Landering, Kate Landrigan and Mary Mullen.  The census taken on the 11^th of April 1901 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with perishable material.  Kate Landrigan’s and Mary Mullen’s house roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.  The other 6 roofs were made with perishable material.

Patrick Finn (40) was a farmer.  There were no occupations recorded for his 4 siblings: Thomas (32), John (30), James (28) and Margaret (20).  Timothy Killelea (24) and Julia Fahy (17) were recorded as farm servants.  Timothy could not read.  The rest of the household could read and write.  The entire household were unmarried.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses.  Patrick Finn owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Colohan (42) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Kate (42).  She could speak Irish and English.  They both could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses.  Michael Colohan owned the land the house was situated on.

Malachy Lally (50) was a farmer.  He could read only.  His sister Mary (40) could read and write.  They were both unmarried.  They could speak Irish and English.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 4 outhouses.  Malachy Lally owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Lenehan (75) was a widow.  She was a farmer.  She could speak Irish and English.   Her son Thomas (35) was married to Ellen (29).  Her daughter Catherine (29) was single.  Her daughter Mary Nicholson (42) was a widow.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 7 outhouses.  Mary Lenehan owned the land the house was situated on.

Pat Lenehan (32) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his wife Mary Anne (20).  They could read and write.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 4 rooms, 2 front windows and 6 outhouses.  Patrick Lenehan owned the land the house was situated on.

William Landering (40) was a farmer.  There was no occupation recorded for his sister Mary (42).  They could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses.  William Landering owned the land the house was situated on.

Kate Landrigan (50) was a farmer.  She was a widow.  She could speak Irish and English.  Her children: Ellen (23), Patrick (20), John (18) and Michael (16) were single.  The entire family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses.  Kate Landrigan owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Mullen (42) was married.  She was a farmer.  She could read, write and speak Irish and English.  She lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms and 2 front windows.  Mary Mullen owned the land the house was situated on.

Census 1911

There were 8 houses in Slihaun More in 1911.  There were 28 residents in total: 13 were male and 15 were female.  All residents were Roman Catholic.  They were born in Co Galway, except for Luck Sharkey.  He was born in Dublin City.  The heads of the households were: Patt Lenehan, William Landrigan, Thomas Lenehan, Patrick Finn, Michael Colohan, Malachy Lally, Catherine Landrigan and Mary Mullen.  The census taken on the 4^th of April 1911 show the houses were built as private dwellings.  The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  Catherine Landrigan’s and Mary Mullen’s house roofs were made with slate, iron or tiles.  The other 6 house roofs were made with perishable material.

Patt Lenehan (42) was a farmer.  He was married for 11 years to Mary A (29).  There were no children recorded for them.  They could read and write.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 3 rooms and 2 front windows.  There were 8 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 barn and 2 sheds.  Pat Lenehan owned the land the house was situated on.

William Landregan (71) was a farmer.  He was a widower.  He could not read or write.  His sister Mary (72) was single.  She could read only.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house and 1 barn.  Wm Landregan owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Lenehan (42) was a farmer.  He was married for 11 years to Ellen (39).  They had 5 children.  Mary K (9), Thomas (7), John (5), William (3) and Anne J (1) were scholars.  Thomas’s sisters Mary Anne (52) and Catherine (55) were single.  John, William and Anne J could not read.  The rest of the family could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 6 outhouses: 1 stable, 2 cow houses, 1 calf house, 1 piggery and 1 barn.  Thos Lenehan owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick Finn (51) was a farmer.  He was married for 2 years to Kate (28).  She could speak Irish and English.  Their daughter Margaret Mary (1) was a scholar.  Luck Sharkey (25) and Bridget Shea (16) were single.  They were recorded as farm servants.  Margaret Mary could not read.  The rest of the household could read and write.  They lived in a 3^rd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 barn.  Pat Finn owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Colahan (52) was a farmer.  He was married for 23 years to Catherine (50).  She could speak Irish and English.  They both could read and write.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows.  There were 3 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house and 1 fowl house.  Mich Colahan owned the land the house was situated on.

Malachy Lally (72) was single.  He was a farmer.  He could not read.  He lived in a 3^rd class house with 3 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 shed.  Malachy Lally owned the land the house was situated on.

Catherine Landrigan (70) was a farmer.  She was a widow.  She had been married for 30 years.  She had 7 children with 4 living in 1911.  Ellen (34), Patrick (28), John (26) and Michael (23) were single.  They could read and write.  Catherine could read only.  She could speak Irish and English.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 windows.  There were 3 outhouses: 2 cow houses and 1 piggery.  Catherine Landrigan owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Mullen (51) was a farmer.  She was married for 30 years.  Bridget Larkin (20) was single.  She was recorded as a domestic servant.  They could read, write and speak English.  They lived in a 2^nd class house with 4 rooms, 2 front windows and 1 stable.  Mary Mullen owned the land the house was situated on.