Culnagore

Culnagore is situated in the civil parish of Killoran, barony of Longford, County Galway. It is bounded on the north by Springfield, on the east by Gortevoher, on the west by part of Corbally Hogan, and on the south by Knockaun in the parish of Abbeygormacan.

O’Donovan’s Field Name books provides various spellings of this town land: Cúl nag-cór, Cloonagore, Coolnegour, Coylnegorr and Cloonnagore.

Downs Survey map under the name Cullenegore shows that in 1641 and in 1670 the land was owned by the Earl of Clanrickard a protestant. It specifies that there were 77 plantation acres of profitable land.

Census 1901

There were 6 houses in Culnagore in 1901. There were 28 residents in total: 16 were male and 12 were female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The heads of the households were: Winifred Gallagher, Michael Dooley, Mary Monaghan, Michael Egan, Thomas Elson and Lawrence Monaghan. The census taken on the 8^th of April 1901 showed that the houses were built as private dwellings. The house roofs were made of perishable material except for Winifred Gallagher’s roof. It was made of slate, iron or tiles. The walls were built of stone, brick or concrete.

Winifred Gallagher (60) was a widow. She was recorded as a farmer’s wife. She had 7 unmarried children. John (41), Owen (22) and Michael (20) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Winifred (28), Annie (26), Julia (24) and Agnes (16) were recorded as farmer’s daughters. All the family could read and write except for John. He could read only. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 6 rooms, 5 front windows and 5 outhouses. Winifred Gallagher owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Dooley (60) was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He had 3 unmarried children. Patt (36) and Thomas (32) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Mary (28) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. All the family could read and write except for Michael. He could not read. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms, 2 front windows and 3 outhouses. Michael Dooley owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Monaghan (63) was a widow. She was recorded as a farmer. She spoke Irish and English. She had 3 unmarried children. Patrick (32) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Henry (30) was recorded as a smith. Anne (20) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. Henry and Anne could read and write. Patrick could read. Mary could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 3 outhouses. Mary Monaghan owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Egan (65) was a widower. He was a farmer. He spoke Irish and English. He had 3 unmarried children. Joseph (26) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Catherine (20) and Bridget (18) were recorded as farmer’s daughters. Bridget could read and write. Michael could not read. Joseph and Catherine could read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses. Michael Egan owned the land the house was situated on.

Thomas Elson (55) was a farmer. Listed were his 2 brothers: John (52) and Patt (50). They recorded their occupations as a farmer. All 3 occupants were unmarried. They spoke Irish and English. They could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses. Thomas Elson owned the land the house was situated on.

Lawrence Monaghan (74) was a farmer. He was married to Hanoria (60). They spoke Irish and English. They had 3 unmarried children. Michael (33) and John (23) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Mary (25) was recorded as a farmer’s daughter. The entire family could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 5 outhouses. Lawrence Monaghan owned the land the house was situated on.

Census 1911

There were 7 houses in Culnagore in 1911. There were 24 residents in total: 13 were male and 11 were female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway except it’s not listed where Anne White and Mary Moor were born. The heads of the households were: Winifred Gallagher, Michael Dooley, Mary Monaghan, John Nelson, Michael Egan, Lawrence Monaghan and Anne White. The census taken on the 5^th of April 1911 showed that the houses were built as private dwelling. The house roofs were made of perishable material except for Winifred Gallagher’s roof. It was made of slate, iron or tiles. The walls were built of stone, brick or concrete.

Winifred Gallagher (74) was a widow. She was recorded as a farmer’s wife. She had 4 unmarried children. Winifred (38) and Agnes (27) were recorded as farmer’s daughters. Owen (31) and Michael (29) were recorded as farmer’s sons. Winifred (74) had 1 grandchild. Patrick Joe Keating (3) was recorded as a farmer’s son. The entire family could read and write except for Patrick Joe Keating. He could not read. Winifred (74) and Owen spoke Irish and English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 5 rooms and 4 front windows. There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 shed. Winifred Gallagher owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Dooley (73) was a widower. He was a farmer. Listed were his 3 unmarried siblings. Mary (35) had no occupation recorded for her. Patrick (49) and Thomas (44) were recorded as farmer’s sons. The entire family could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery, 1fowl house and 1 shed. Michael Dooley owned the land the house was situated on.

Mary Monahan (72) was a widow. She was a farmer. Her unmarried son Patrick (44) was recorded as farmer’s son. Mary spoke Irish and English. She could not read. Patrick 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 shed. Mary Monahan owned the land the house was situated on.

John Nelson (74) was a farmer. His brother Patrick (70) was recorded as farmer’s son. They were both single. They could not read. 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 piggery and 1 barn. John Nelson owned the land the house was situated on.

Michael Egan (77) was a widower. He was a farmer. He had 3 unmarried children. Joseph (40) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Mary (32) and Bridget (28) were recorded as farmer’s daughters. All the family could read and write except for Michael. He could not read. They lived in a 3^rd class house with 2 rooms and 2 front windows. There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 shed. Michael Egan owned the land the house was situated on.

Lawrence Monahan (89) was a farmer. He was married for 51 years to Honoria (75). There was no occupation recorded for Honoria. They had 7 children with 6 living in 1911. Listed were their 2 unmarried children. Michael (49) was recorded as a farmer’s son. Mary (38) had no occupation recorded for her. The entire family could read and write. Lawrence and Honoria spoke Irish and English. Michael and Mary spoke only English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 barn. Lawrence Monaghan owned the land the house was situated on.

Anne White (69) and boarder Mary Moor (75) was single. They could not read. They lived in a 4^th class house with 2 rooms and 1 front window. Winifred Gallagher of Culnagore owned the land the house was situated on.