Carra

Carra is situated in the civil parish of Killoran, the barony of Leitrim, Co Galway. It is bounded on the north by Glanmeer and Corracurka, on the east by Castlenancy and Ballynamurdoon, on the west by Coolinny and on the south by Carhooroe.

O’Donovan’s Field Name Books gives one other spelling of this townland: Carha

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

Census 1901

There was 1 house in Carra in 1901. There were 6 residents in total: 4 were male and 2 were female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The head of the household was Michael Broder. The census taken on the 5^th of April 1901 showed that the house was built as a private dwelling. The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete.  The roof was made with perishable material.

Michael Broder (33) worked as a shepherd. He was married to Bridget (36). There was no occupation listed for her. Their son Thomas was (4). Michael’s sister Hanoria (34) was unmarried. Michael’s nephew Martin Kearns (12) was a scholar. Michael’s uncle John (60) was married. He recorded his occupation as an agricultural labourer. He spoke Irish and English. Thomas and Hanoria could not read. 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 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1 barn and 1 shed. Patrick Harney of Aughrim owned the land the house was situated on.

Census 1911

There was 1 house in Carra in 1911. There were 4 residents in total: 3 were male and 1 was female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The head of the household was Michael Broder. The census taken on the 8^th of April 1911 showed that the house was built as a private dwelling. The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete. The roof was made with slate, iron or tiles.

Michael Broder (43) worked as a herd. He was married for 15 years to Bridget (48). There was no occupation listed for her. Their son Thomas (14) was a scholar. Richard White (35) was listed as a servant. He was single. All in the household spoke English. They could read and write except for Richard. He could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 6 rooms and 6 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 calf house, 1 piggery and 1 barn. Mrs Harney owned the land the house was situated on.